GeForce GT 740A vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and GeForce GT 740A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GT 740A outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1192 | 925 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.62 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | GK208 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 26 August 2013 (11 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 cores | 6 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 31.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.7526 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| 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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 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 data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.0 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.5 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 8
−163%
| 21−24
+163%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−173%
|
30−33
+173%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−167%
|
80−85
+167%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−173%
|
30−33
+173%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−170%
|
27−30
+170%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−167%
|
80−85
+167%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−173%
|
30−33
+173%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−170%
|
27−30
+170%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−167%
|
80−85
+167%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and GT 740A compete in popular games:
- GT 740A is 163% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 1.73 |
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 26 August 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
GT 740A, on the other hand, has a 174.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.
The GeForce GT 740A is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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