GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 295

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and GeForce GTX 295, 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 GeForce GT 740 stacks up against GeForce GTX 295, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 GeForce GTX 295
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 289 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1792 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 351% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 295 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1791 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and GeForce GTX 295 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 249 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 295 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GT 740 is 135 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 4013 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 8−9 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 GeForce GTX 295
Architecture Kepler Tesla 2.0
Code name GK107 GT200B
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 29 May 2014 8 January 2009
Pipelines 384 240
Core clock speed 993 MHz 1242 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 2x 596.2 gflops
Length 145 mm 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 896 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 999 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 223.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0 +
CUDA cores 480
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) 25 Mh/s
CUDA cores per GPU 240
Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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