GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon HD 6850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon HD 6850, 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 740A stacks up against Radeon HD 6850, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 740A

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 284% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 740A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	60−65	160−170
medium / 768p	27−30	130−140
ultra / 1080p	7−8	70−75
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 325% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	10−11	70−75
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 182% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 720p	21−24	75−80
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 250% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	0−1	18−20
low / 768p	18−20	65−70
medium / 768p	−	55−60
high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	8−9
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 425% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	0−1	35−40
medium / 768p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
high / 768p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 148% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Radeon HD 6850
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GK208	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 August 2013	21 October 2010
Pipelines	384	960
Core clock speed	980 MHz
Transistor count	915 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	31.36	37.20
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	1,488.0 gflops
Length		198 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.5
Bus support		AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		139 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon HD 6850

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