GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon HD 6790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Radeon HD 6790. 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 Radeon HD 6790. 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.

GeForce GT 740A

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6790 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6790 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 740A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 140 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

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 HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	27−30	120−130
ultra / 1080p	7−8	60−65
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 278% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	10−11	65−70
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Fortnite is 204% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	0−1	16−18
low / 768p	18−20	55−60
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	27−30
medium / 768p	−	18−20
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
high / 768p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in World of Tanks is 136% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon HD 6790
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GK208	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 August 2013	4 April 2011
Pipelines	384	800
Core clock speed	980 MHz	840 MHz
Transistor count	915 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	31.36	33.60
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	1,344.0 gflops
Length		198 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	134.4 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	3.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		122 Mh/s
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GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon HD 6790

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