GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon 540, 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 740 stacks up against Radeon 540, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 540
Main Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GT 740 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon 540 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 540 is 107 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 145 mm.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 1988 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
QHD / 1440p
30−33
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
80−85
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 11% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Dota 2 is 9% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
8−9
7−8
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
20−22
16−18
medium / 1080p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
24−27
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Forza Horizon 4 is 6% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
55−60
50−55
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
10−12
medium / 1080p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
90−95
85−90
ultra / 1080p
80−85
75−80
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon 540 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
10−12
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
24−27
21−24
medium / 768p
16−18
14−16
high / 1080p
9−10
8−9
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
high / 768p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon 540.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon 540
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 4.0
Code name
GK107
Lexa
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
29 May 2014
26 March 2019
Pipelines
384
512
Core clock speed
993 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
31.78
35.97
Floating-point performance
762.6 gflops
Length
145 mm
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
56 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
CUDA
3.0
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