FireGL T2-128 vs GeForce GT 740M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	838	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Rage 8 (2002−2006)
GPU code name	N14P-GV2, ...	RV350
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 March 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2003 (20 years ago)
Current price	$310	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	810 MHz	398 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	915 million	60 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	31.36	1.592
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 740M and FireGL T2-128 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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3/GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 - 1800 MHz	594 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	9.504 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP content protection	+	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 March 2013	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm

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