GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R7 250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R7 250, 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 R7 250, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 740A
Main Specs
GeForce GT 740A
Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
Memory type
DDR3
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon R7 250 has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 650 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.
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
0−1
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
14−16
medium / 1080p
0−1
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
60−65
120−130
medium / 768p
27−30
90−95
ultra / 1080p
7−8
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
24−27
high / 768p
16−18
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
45−50
80−85
medium / 768p
10−11
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Dota 2 is 141% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
4−5
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
5−6
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Fortnite is 136% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
0−1
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
0−1
10−11
low / 768p
18−20
45−50
medium / 768p
−
35−40
high / 1080p
0−1
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
2−3
ultra / 1080p
−
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
9−10
medium / 1080p
−
4−5
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
high / 1080p
27−30
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Minecraft is 69% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
8−9
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
5−6
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
7−8
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
low / 768p
0−1
18−20
medium / 768p
−
12−14
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
70−75
medium / 768p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
16−18
high / 768p
12−14
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in World of Tanks is 88% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 740A
Radeon R7 250
Architecture
Kepler 2.0
GCN
Code name
GK208
Oland XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 August 2013
1 October 2013
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
980 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
915 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
31.36
25.20
Floating-point performance
752.6 gflops
716.8 gflops
Length
168 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
3.5
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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