Key Differences
In short — GeForce GT 740 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GT 740 is 233 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Performs up to 1% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon R7 240 - 101 vs 100 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 84% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $29.99 vs $188.02
- Up to 84% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GT 740 - $0.3 vs $1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 30 vs 64 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 2 vs 1 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
101
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
16.129032258064516%
Price, $
$188.02
15%
FPS Winner
Buy for $188.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 311930 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
100
99.00990099009901%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $29.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 311931 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
70.49345417925478%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
44.052863436123346%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$89 | MSRP | $69 |
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |