GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon R7 M270DX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon R7 M270DX. 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 R7 M270DX. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 93 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
  • GeForce GT 740 and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 2−3
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 12−14
medium / 1080p 8−9 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Kepler GCN 3.0
Code name GK107 Topaz
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 29 May 2014 11 June 2014
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 993 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 940 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 22.56
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
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