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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 86 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 64 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 32% better in Stray than GeForce GT 740 - 50 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 3 vs 1 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
38
76%
Value, $/FPS
$6.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI mHDMI Graphics Cards 04G-P4-3748-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
26%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
30%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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