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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 205 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 16% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $249.99 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 64 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 42% better in World of Tanks than GeForce GT 740 - 148 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing World of Tanks than GeForce GT 740 - $2.02 vs $2.4 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EVGA GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI mHDMI Graphics Cards 04G-P4-3748-KR
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
13%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
20%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $399 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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