GeForce GT 740 vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with GeForce GT 740, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.91
+445%

K6000 outperforms GT 740 by a whopping 445% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking263705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.240.19
Power efficiency6.374.11
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK110BGK107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)29 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 $89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K6000 has 553% better value for money than GT 740.

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 cores2880384
Core clock speed797 MHz993 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate216.531.78
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS0.7626 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs24032

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s80.19 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA3.53.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro K6000 20.91
+445%
GT 740 3.84

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro K6000 8059
+445%
GT 740 1478

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro K6000 24053
+458%
GT 740 4312

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro K6000 25253
+502%
GT 740 4192

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro K6000 17571
+437%
GT 740 3273

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Quadro K6000 87
+770%
GT 740 10

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.91 3.84
Recency 23 July 2013 29 May 2014
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 64 Watt

Quadro K6000 has a 444.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 740, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 251.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 740 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 740 is a desktop one.


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