GeForce GT 740 vs GTX 260M SLI

Place in the ranking	746	710
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.19
Power efficiency	1.51	4.13
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	29 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	224	384
Core clock speed	550 MHz	993 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	64 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	31.78
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.7626 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	32

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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	80.19 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 Connectors	no data	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Dota 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Fortnite	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	55−60 −12.1%	65−70 +12.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Dota 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Fortnite	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.30	3.84
Recency	2 March 2009	29 May 2014
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	64 Watt

GT 740 has a 16.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 134.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GT 740 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.