GeForce 8700M GT vs GT 740

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking666not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)G8x (2007−2008)
GPU code nameGK107NB8E-SE
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 May 2014 (10 years ago)12 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 no data
Current price$279 (3.1x MSRP)$310

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 cores38432
Core clock speed993 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt29 Watt
Texture fill rate31.7810.00
Floating-point performance762.6 gflops80 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 740 and GeForce 8700M GT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-HE
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.19 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMINo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.01.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 1490
+1102%
8700M GT 124

GT 740 outperforms 8700M GT by 1102% in Passmark.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 May 2014 12 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 29 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 740 and GeForce 8700M GT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 740 is a desktop card while GeForce 8700M GT is a notebook one.


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