GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon E8860
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860, 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 E8860, check out specs charts below.
Radeon E8860
Main Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
37 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
4x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GT 740 has 72% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon E8860 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 E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 418 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 512 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
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
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
140−150
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
55−60
55−60
QHD / 1440p
30−33
30−35
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
80−85
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
80−85
80−85
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
20−22
20−22
medium / 1080p
9−10
9−10
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
5−6
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
6−7
7−8
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−12
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
24−27
27−30
medium / 768p
16−18
18−20
high / 1080p
9−10
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
high / 768p
35−40
35−40
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon E8860 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon E8860
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK107
Venus
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
29 May 2014
25 January 2014
Pipelines
384
640
Core clock speed
993 MHz
575 MHz
Boost Clock
625 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
31.78
25.00
Floating-point performance
762.6 gflops
800.0 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
72 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
25 Mh/s
48 Mh/s
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