FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GT 740

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and GeForce GT 740. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8100 and GeForce GT 740. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GT 740
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • FirePro W8100 has 243% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 740 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 169 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 and GeForce GT 740 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 134 mm longer, than GeForce GT 740.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 12 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 7−8
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 16−18
medium / 1080p 40−45 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GT 740
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Hawaii GK107
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 29 May 2014
Pipelines 2560 384
Core clock speed 824 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 31.78
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 762.6 gflops
Length 279 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 80.19 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 25 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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