GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, 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 R5 Bristol Ridge, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 740A
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:
Main Specs
| GeForce GT 740A | Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 12-45 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | |
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- GeForce GT 740A has 175% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
- GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - in Laptops.
- GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
- GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 1−2 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 8−9 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 95−100 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 24−27 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 70−75 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 203% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Dota 2 is 131% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| high / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 55−60 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Fortnite is 159% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 9−10 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Grand Theft Auto V is 181% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Minecraft is 45% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| medium / 768p | − | 12−14 |
| high / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in World of Tanks is 88% more, than GeForce GT 740A. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GT 740A | Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge | |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 | GCN 1.2/2.0 |
| Code name | GK208 | Bristol Ridge |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 August 2013 | 1 June 2016 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | |
| Boost Clock | 800 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 915 million | 3100 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 31.36 | |
| Floating-point performance | 752.6 gflops | |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | |
| Shared memory | + | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | |
| CUDA | 3.5 | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
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