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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 217 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 10% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $188.02 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 64 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 74% better in Sons Of The Forest than GeForce GT 740 - 40 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 36% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than GeForce GT 740 - $5.25 vs $8.17 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EVGA GeForce GT 740 Superclocked Single Slot 4GB DDR3 Graphics Cards 04G-P4-2744-KR
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
89%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
18%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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