GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

In this comparison between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R5 430 OEM you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 740A will be the best choice, for others Radeon R5 430 OEM will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GT 740A
Radeon R5 430 OEM

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R5 430 OEM
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R5 430 OEM have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R5 430 OEM are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 430 OEM is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 12−14
medium / 1080p 0−1 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 430 OEM in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R5 430 OEM
Architecture Kepler 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GK208 Oland
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 August 2013 30 June 2016
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 980 MHz 730 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 18.72
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 599.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 36.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.5