GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 6550A. 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 740 and Radeon HD 6550A. 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.

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Radeon HD 6550A

Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740	Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	35 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
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GeForce GT 740 has 82% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 6550A 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 HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 443 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 3412 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	0−1
ultra / 1080p	4−5	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	1−2
medium / 1080p	8−9	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	140−150	60−65
medium / 768p	110−120	27−30
ultra / 1080p	55−60	7−8
QHD / 1440p	30−33	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
high / 768p	80−85	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 257% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	20−22	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p	80−85	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	10−11
ultra / 1080p	35−40	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Dota 2 is 148% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	8−9	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	−
low / 720p	20−22	0−1
medium / 1080p	9−10	−
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
low / 720p	60−65	21−24
medium / 1080p	24−27	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	12−14	0−1
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	14−16	0−1
low / 768p	55−60	18−20
medium / 768p	45−50	−
high / 1080p	12−14	0−1
ultra / 1080p	6−7	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	5−6	−
ultra / 1080p	3−4	−
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	12−14	0−1
medium / 1080p	6−7	−
low / 768p	95−100	75−80
high / 1080p	90−95	27−30
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	30−35	8−9
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	12−14	0−1
medium / 1080p	10−12	−
low / 768p	24−27	0−1
medium / 768p	16−18	−
high / 1080p	9−10	−
ultra / 1080p	6−7	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 768p	85−90	45−50
medium / 768p	45−50	14−16
ultra / 1080p	20−22	0−1
high / 768p	35−40	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in World of Tanks is 128% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740	Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture	Kepler	TeraScale 2
Code name	GK107	Pinewood
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 May 2014	7 February 2011
Pipelines	384	480
Core clock speed	993 MHz	550 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	31.78	13.20
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	624.0 gflops
Length	145 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	25 Mh/s
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GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 6550A

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