GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R9 270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 270, 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 R9 270, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 740A
Main Specs
GeForce GT 740A
Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
1−2
40−45
medium / 1080p
0−1
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
60−65
230−240
medium / 768p
27−30
200−210
ultra / 1080p
7−8
120−130
QHD / 1440p
−
95−100
4K / 2160p
−
55−60
high / 768p
16−18
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
45−50
120−130
medium / 768p
10−11
110−120
ultra / 1080p
0−1
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
55−60
medium / 1080p
−
27−30
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
130−140
medium / 1080p
0−1
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 513% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
0−1
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
0−1
70−75
medium / 1080p
0−1
40−45
low / 768p
18−20
100−110
medium / 768p
−
95−100
high / 1080p
0−1
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
0−1
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
high / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 62% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
8−9
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
low / 768p
0−1
75−80
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
40−45
high / 768p
12−14
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 740A
Radeon R9 270
Architecture
Kepler 2.0
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK208
Curacao
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 August 2013
13 November 2013
Pipelines
384
1280
Core clock speed
980 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
915 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
31.36
74.00
Floating-point performance
752.6 gflops
2,368 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
179.2 GB/s
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)
293 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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