FirePro M7740 vs GeForce GTX 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M7740 and GeForce GTX 260, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M7740 stacks up against GeForce GTX 260, check out specs charts below.
FirePro M7740 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: FirePro M7740 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M7740 here:
Main Specs
FirePro M7740
GeForce GTX 260
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
182 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
896 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 260 has 203% more power consumption, than FirePro M7740.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 260 has 895 GB more memory, than FirePro M7740.
FirePro M7740 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 260 - in Desktops.
FirePro M7740 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 592 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.
FirePro M7740 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260 - by 65 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro M7740 is 1 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
6−7
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
20−22
medium / 1080p
12−14
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
27−30
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
80−85
70−75
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than FirePro M7740.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
8−9
4−5
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Fortnite is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−12
6−7
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Forza Horizon 4 is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
4−5
2−3
ultra / 1080p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
8−9
medium / 1080p
6−7
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
high / 1080p
85−90
65−70
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Minecraft is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
7−8
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
24−27
18−20
medium / 768p
16−18
12−14
high / 1080p
9−10
6−7
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 62% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
high / 768p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
Full Specs
FirePro M7740
GeForce GTX 260
Architecture
Terascale 1
Tesla 2.0
Code name
RV740
GT200
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
4 August 2009
16 June 2008
Pipelines
640
192
Core clock speed
650 MHz
1242 MHz
Transistor count
826 million
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
65 nm
Texture fill rate
20.80
36.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
832.0 gflops
476.9 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
448 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
999 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.14 GB/s
111.9 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
4.1
4.0
OpenGL
3.3
2.1
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
192
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
30 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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