GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon R7 M275DX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M275DX with GeForce GT 740, including specs and performance data.

R7 M275DX
2014
3.07

GT 740 outperforms R7 M275DX by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking799776
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.19
Power efficiencyno data4.11
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2014 (11 years ago)29 May 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores896384
Core clock speedno data993 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data64 Watt
Texture fill rateno data31.78
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7626 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
L1 Cacheno data32 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1253 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80.19 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 data2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

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 M275DX 3.07
GT 740 3.41
+11.1%

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.

R7 M275DX 1932
GT 740 1950
+1%

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 HD24
+0%
24−27
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 47
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Valorant 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how R7 M275DX and GT 740 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.07 3.41

GT 740 has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GT 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M275DX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M275DX is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GT 740 is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon R7 M275DX
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