Quadro RTX 6000 vs GeForce GT 740 OEM

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot rated57
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.18
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK106TU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 April 2015 (9 years ago)13 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,299
Current price$265 $3083 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3844608
Core clock speed1050 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate33.60509.8
Floating-point performance772.6 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.19 GB/s672.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.07.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 April 2015 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 260 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 740 OEM and Quadro RTX 6000. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 740 OEM is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 OEM
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