GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 6950, 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 HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	500 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	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 681% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6950 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 122 mm longer, than GeForce GT 740.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 3762 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	16−18	27−30
medium / 1080p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−11	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 86% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	200−210
medium / 768p	110−120	170−180
ultra / 1080p	55−60	90−95
QHD / 1440p	30−33	50−55
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	80−85	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 51% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	80−85	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	90−95
ultra / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 43% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p	8−9	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
4K / 2160p	3−4	6−7
low / 720p	20−22	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 90% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−12	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	90−95
medium / 1080p	24−27	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 60% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	18−20
QHD / 1440p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 92% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	55−60	80−85
medium / 768p	45−50	70−75
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 54% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p	5−6	9−10
ultra / 1080p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	27−30
medium / 1080p	6−7	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	30−35	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−12	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	24−27	50−55
medium / 768p	16−18	30−35
high / 1080p	9−10	16−18
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−11
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 84% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	85−90	100−105
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−35
high / 768p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 29% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	Kepler	TeraScale 3
Code name	GK107	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 May 2014	14 December 2010
Pipelines	384	1408
Core clock speed	993 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	31.78	70.40
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	145 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.0
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	25 Mh/s	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 6950

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