GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R9 M295X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M295X. 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 GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M295X. 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.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 257 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture Kepler 2.0 GCN 3
Code name GK208 Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 16 October 2014
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 980 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 92.54
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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