GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 Pro Vega 16. 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 Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 17% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 2612 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 24−27
ultra / 1080p 4−5 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 16−18 45−50
medium / 1080p 8−9 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 222% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Kepler Vega
Code name GK107 Vega Mobile
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 29 May 2014 15 November 2018
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 76.16
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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