GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 HD 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 278 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 4112 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK107 Blackcomb XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 29 May 2014 12 July 2011
Pipelines 384 2240
Core clock speed 993 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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