Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 680 outperforms GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 680 is 798 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
- Performs up to 39% better in Alan Wake 2 than GeForce GT 740 - 25 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 - 64 vs 195 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
18
72%
Value, $/FPS
$13.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2012
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
33.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
135.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
23%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
---|---|---|
Mar 22nd, 2012 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
GeForce 600 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$499 | MSRP | $89 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1006 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
1058 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |