ATI VGA Wonder XL24 vs GeForce GT 740M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking878not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.30no data
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Wonder (1990−1992)
GPU code nameGK20828800-6
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date20 June 2013 (11 years ago)16 March 1992 (32 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

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 cores384no data
Core clock speed980 MHz10 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors915 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm800 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate31.36no data
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPSno data
ROPs81
TMUs32no 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCI
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeDDR3DRAM
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 MB
Standard memory configurationDDR3/GDDR5no data
Memory bus width64 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz10 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s40 MB/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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA
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 APIN/A
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5N/A
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2013 16 March 1992
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 800 nm

GT 740M has an age advantage of 21 year, a 204700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2757.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 740M and VGA Wonder XL24. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 740M is a notebook card while VGA Wonder XL24 is a desktop one.


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