FirePro W9000 vs GeForce GT 740A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and GeForce GT 740A. 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 FirePro W9000 and GeForce GT 740A. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GT 740A
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 960% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GT 740A uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 740A - with Kepler 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 5 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 and GeForce GT 740A are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 3700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GT 740A
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler 2.0
Code name Tahiti GK208
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 26 August 2013
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 975 MHz 980 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 915 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 31.36
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 752.6 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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