GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 6790

In this comparison between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 6790 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 740 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6790 has 134% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6790 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 6790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 153 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6790 is 53 mm longer, than GeForce GT 740.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 3962 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 18−20
medium / 1080p 8−9 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 6790
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK107 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 29 May 2014 4 April 2011
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 993 MHz 840 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 33.60
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 1,344.0 gflops
Length 145 mm 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s 122 Mh/s
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