GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R7 250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R7 250, 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 R7 250, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 740A

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		N/A
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon R7 250 has 127% 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 R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 650 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

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 R7 250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
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 6% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	60−65	120−130
medium / 768p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	24−27
high / 768p	16−18	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	45−50	80−85
medium / 768p	10−11	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Dota 2 is 141% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	4−5
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	5−6
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Fortnite is 136% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	0−1	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	10−11
low / 768p	18−20	45−50
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	0−1	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	2−3
ultra / 1080p	−	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	9−10
medium / 1080p	−	4−5
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
high / 1080p	27−30	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Minecraft is 69% 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 R7 250 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	7−8
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
low / 768p	0−1	18−20
medium / 768p	−	12−14
high / 1080p	−	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
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 R7 250 in World of Tanks is 88% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	GCN
Code name	GK208	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 August 2013	1 October 2013
Pipelines	384	384
Core clock speed	980 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	915 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	31.36	25.20
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length		168 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.5
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		117 Mh/s
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration		+
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GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R7 250

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