GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon E8860 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 740A will be the best choice, for others Radeon E8860 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GT 740A
Radeon E8860

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 37 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon E8860 has 12% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 405 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon E8860 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 2700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 18−20
medium / 1080p 0−1 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon E8860
Architecture Kepler 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GK208 Venus
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 August 2013 25 January 2014
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 980 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 25.00
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 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 3.5
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