Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GT 740M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 110 days newer than GeForce GT 740M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
- Consumes up to 87% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 33 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 10% better in World of Warcraft than GeForce GT 740M - 141 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M - 3 vs 2 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GT 740M
Mobile • Jun 20th, 2013
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740M
Mobile • Jun 20th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
7.84 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
31.36 GTexel/s
24%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
