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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper 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 290X is 217 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 67% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $70.0 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 64 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 64% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than GeForce GT 740 - 41 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Generic GeForce GTX 740 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 4 GB GDDR5 Outperforms GT 730 by 2.4X and 0.8X GT 1030 CUDA 384 Base 993 MHz Memory 1150 MHz HDMI/VGA/DVI Needs NO Power Cable
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XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12.4125%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
18.056818181818183%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$89 | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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