GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon R7 M340

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon R7 M340. 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 R7 M340. 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 R7 M340 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M340 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 R7 M340 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon R7 M340
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M340 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R7 M340 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M340 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M340 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M340 is 28 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 and Radeon R7 M340 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 4012 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M340.

Game benchmarks

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 R7 M340.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon R7 M340
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Meso Pro DDR3
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 29 May 2014 16 June 2015
Pipelines 384 320
Core clock speed 993 MHz 1021 MHz
Boost Clock 1021 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 17.16
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 549.1 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 16 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s 74 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 6
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