GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R9 280X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 280X, 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 280X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 280X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 280X
Architecture Kepler 2.0 GCN
Code name GK208 Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 August 2013 8 October 2013
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 980 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 128.0
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 288 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
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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