GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R7 M270

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M270 and GeForce GT 740A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M270
2014
0 MB Not Listed
1.84
+8.9%

R7 M270 outperforms 740A by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GT 740A GT 740A

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking950981
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data3.95
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameOpalGK208
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2014 (11 years ago)26 August 2013 (12 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 cores384384
Core clock speed725 MHz980 MHz
Number of transistors950 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data33 Watt
Texture fill rate19.8031.36
Floating-point processing power0.6336 TFLOPS0.7526 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2432
L1 Cache96 KB32 KB
L2 Cache256 KB128 KB

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeNot ListedDDR3
Maximum RAM amount0 MB2 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
Mantle+-
CUDA-3.5

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R7 M270 1.84
+8.9%
GT 740A 1.69

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.

R7 M270 775
+9.2%
Samples: 38
GT 740A 710
Samples: 6

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 HD14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Fortnite 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Valorant 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Dota 2 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Fortnite 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Dota 2 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Valorant 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Escape from Tarkov 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Valorant 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Escape from Tarkov 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how R7 M270 and GT 740A compete in popular games:

  • R7 M270 is 17% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.84 1.69
Recency 9 January 2014 26 August 2013

R7 M270 has a 8.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 M270 and GeForce GT 740A.

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