GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 vs GT 740M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking876not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.35no data
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK208GF114
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date20 June 2013 (11 years ago)15 November 2010 (14 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 cores384288
Core clock speed980 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors915 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate31.3631.20
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPS0.7488 TFLOPS
ROPs824
TMUs3248

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB768 MB
Standard memory configurationDDR3/GDDR5no data
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s81.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 mini-HDMI
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+2.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2013 15 November 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 768 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 150 Watt

GT 740M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 740M and GeForce GTX 460 SE v2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 740M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 is a desktop one.


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