FirePro M7740 vs GeForce 8800 GTX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M7740 and GeForce 8800 GTX, 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 8800 GTX, 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 8800 GTX
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 155 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 768 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 158% more power consumption, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce 8800 GTX uses PCIe 1.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 767 GB more memory, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 8800 GTX - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M7740 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and GeForce 8800 GTX - with Tesla.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M7740 is 74 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • FirePro M7740 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 8800 GTX - by 90 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M7740 is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 1−2
medium / 1080p 8−9 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M7740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  FirePro M7740 GeForce 8800 GTX
Architecture Terascale 1 Tesla
Code name RV740 G80
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 4 August 2009 8 November 2006
Pipelines 640 128
Core clock speed 650 MHz 576 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 681 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 90 nm
Texture fill rate 20.80 36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 832.0 gflops 345.6 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.14 GB/s 86.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.1 4.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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