GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 6790

Place in performance ranking	645	662
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.33	0.18
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Barts	GK107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2011 (13 years ago)	29 May 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$89
Current price	$184 (1.2x MSRP)	$279 (3.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6790 has 83% better value for money than GT 740.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	800	384
Core clock speed	840 MHz	993 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	64 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.60	31.78
Floating-point performance	1,344.0 gflops	762.6 gflops

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	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	198 mm	145 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	80.19 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI	+	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 6790 4.17
+8.3%

GT 740 3.85

Radeon HD 6790 outperforms GeForce GT 740 by 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 6790 1616
+8.5%

GT 740 1489

Radeon HD 6790 outperforms GeForce GT 740 by 9% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 6790 2150
+10.3%

GT 740 1950

Radeon HD 6790 outperforms GeForce GT 740 by 10% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	52 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Full HD	61 +10.9%	55−60 −10.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+16.7%

6−7

−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

This is how HD 6790 and GT 740 compete in popular games:

HD 6790 is 15.6% faster than GT 740 in 900p
HD 6790 is 10.9% faster than GT 740 in 1080p

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	4.17	3.85
Recency	4 April 2011	29 May 2014
Cost	$149	$89
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	64 Watt