GeForce GT 740A vs Iris Plus Graphics 640

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Iris Plus Graphics 640. 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 Iris Plus Graphics 640. 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.

Iris Plus Graphics 640 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 640 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 Iris Plus Graphics 640 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Iris Plus Graphics 640
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type DDR3 DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740A has 120% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 640 has 30 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 680 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 16−18
medium / 1080p 0−1 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Iris Plus Graphics 640
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GK208 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 3 January 2017
Pipelines 384 48
Core clock speed 980 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 52.80
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) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.103
CUDA 3.5
Quick Sync +
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