GeForce 7600 GT vs GT 740

Place in performance ranking	662	1167
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.18	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GK107	G73
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 May 2014 (9 years ago)	9 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$199
Current price	$279 (3.1x MSRP)	$123 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 740 and 7600 GT have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	993 MHz	560 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	177 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.78	6.720
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	22.4 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	3.0	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 740 3.85
+588%

7600 GT 0.56

GT 740 outperforms 7600 GT by 588% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 740 1489
+586%

7600 GT 217

GT 740 outperforms 7600 GT by 586% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	3.85	0.56
Recency	29 May 2014	9 March 2006
Cost	$89	$199
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	40 Watt