GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon 520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon 520, 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 Radeon 520, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon 520 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 Radeon 520 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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GeForce GT 740 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 37 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 2762 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
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
7−8
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 GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
0−1
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
140−150
55−60
medium / 768p
110−120
30−33
ultra / 1080p
55−60
6−7
QHD / 1440p
30−33
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
80−85
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 257% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
80−85
45−50
medium / 768p
60−65
10−11
ultra / 1080p
35−40
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Dota 2 is 148% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
20−22
0−1
medium / 1080p
9−10
−
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
low / 720p
60−65
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
12−14
0−1
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
14−16
0−1
low / 768p
55−60
18−20
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
0−1
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
6−7
−
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
high / 1080p
90−95
27−30
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 720p
30−35
10−11
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 150% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
low / 768p
24−27
0−1
medium / 768p
16−18
−
high / 1080p
9−10
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
high / 768p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in World of Tanks is 128% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon 520
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK107
Oland
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
29 May 2014
21 March 2017
Pipelines
384
320
Core clock speed
993 MHz
1030 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
31.78
20.60
Floating-point performance
762.6 gflops
659.2 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
16 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12.0
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
25 Mh/s
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