GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon HD 6950

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

GeForce GT 740A

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 1415% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon HD 6950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	1−2	27−30
medium / 1080p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	60−65	200−210
medium / 768p	27−30	170−180
ultra / 1080p	7−8	90−95
QHD / 1440p	−	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 439% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	10−11	90−95
ultra / 1080p	0−1	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 237% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	90−95
medium / 1080p	0−1	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 318% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
low / 768p	18−20	80−85
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	0−1	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 331% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 49% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 720p	8−9	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 550% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	0−1	50−55
medium / 768p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−105
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
high / 768p	12−14	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	GK208	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 August 2013	14 December 2010
Pipelines	384	1408
Core clock speed	980 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	915 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	31.36	70.40
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length		267 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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	3.5
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon HD 6950

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