ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO vs GeForce GT 740A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 740A with Radeon HD 2900 PRO, including specs and performance data.

GT 740A
2013
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
1.73
+6.1%

GT 740A outperforms ATI HD 2900 PRO by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking929955
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.590.56
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK208R600
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 August 2013 (11 years ago)12 December 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384320
Core clock speed980 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors915 million720 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate31.369.600
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs3216

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 x8PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s51.2 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 740A 1.73
+6.1%
ATI HD 2900 PRO 1.63

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 740A 667
+6.4%
ATI HD 2900 PRO 627

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 1.73 1.63
Recency 26 August 2013 12 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 200 Watt

GT 740A has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 506.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon HD 2900 PRO.

Be aware that GeForce GT 740A is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2900 PRO is a desktop one.


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