NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

GeForce GT 740M videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 1 April 2013. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Kepler microarchitecture codenamed GK107.

Core clock speed - 810 MHz. Boost clock speed - 980 MHz. Texture fill rate - 15.68 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 384. Floating-point performance - 752.6 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,270 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 45 Watt.

Memory type: DDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 64 / 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1802 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 14.4 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38696
791
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1305
147
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
352795
3833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
9.392 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
157.479 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
0.864 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
16.101 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
44.770 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
1589 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3235 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3339 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
1589.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3235.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3339.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36549
345
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 791
PassMark - G2D Mark 147
Geekbench - OpenCL 3833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 9.392 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 157.479 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.864 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 16.101 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 44.770 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1589 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3235 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3339 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1589.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3235.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3339.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 345

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76889.20
Medium, 1366x76876.70
High, 1366x76870.20

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72051.70
Medium, 1366x76836.90
High, 1920x108016.40

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72014.60
Medium, 1366x76815.40

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72022.80
Medium, 1366x76815.30

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72021.00
Medium, 1920x108010.00
High, 1920x10809.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72020.90
Medium, 1920x10806.90
High, 1920x10804.50

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76822.00
Medium, 1366x76813.50
High, 1920x10807.60
Ultra, 1920x10806.40

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76846.80
Medium, 1366x76829.40
High, 1920x108015.10
Ultra, 1920x108011.00

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76817.90
Medium, 1366x76814.20
High, 1920x10808.30

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76840.10
Medium, 1366x76823.80
High, 1920x108011.00
Ultra, 1920x10809.40

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72026.90
Medium, 1366x76816.70
High, 1920x10809.00
Ultra, 1920x10807.40

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76832.30
Medium, 1366x76819.10
High, 1920x10808.90
Ultra, 1920x10807.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76831.70
Medium, 1366x76818.20
High, 1920x10808.10
Ultra, 1920x10803.40

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76820.60
Medium, 1366x76812.10
High, 1920x10806.90
Ultra, 1920x10804.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768144.60
Medium, 1366x76841.20
High, 1920x108022.00
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76858.40
Medium, 1366x76844.40
High, 1920x108010.50
Ultra, 1920x10803.90

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76835.00
Medium, 1366x76823.20
High, 1920x10808.80
Ultra, 1920x10805.50

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76834.30
Medium, 1366x76824.20
High, 1920x108010.10
Ultra, 1920x10808.30

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76820.10
Medium, 1366x76813.40
High, 1920x10805.80
Ultra, 1920x10803.90

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76848.90
Medium, 1366x76826.40
High, 1920x108016.10
Ultra, 1920x10808.40

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76849.20
Medium, 1366x76833.00
High, 1920x108016.40
Ultra, 1920x108012.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72030.40
Medium, 1344x75619.30
High, 1920x108010.60
Ultra, 1920x10807.90

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768128.20
Medium, 1366x76865.60
High, 1920x108032.80
Ultra, 1920x108023.30

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72051.20
Medium, 1280x72048.20
High, 1920x108022.20

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76881.10
Medium, 1366x76851.00
High, 1366x76833.90
Ultra, 1920x108015.80

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76825.95
Medium, 1366x76815.90
High, 1366x76812.80
Ultra, 1920x10806.60

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76889.10
Medium, 1366x76841.90
High, 1366x76816.70
Ultra, 1920x10809.90

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76849.70
Medium, 1366x76833.90
High, 1366x76821.90
Ultra, 1920x10808.10

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76867.00
Medium, 1366x76849.00
High, 1366x76839.00
Ultra, 1920x10807.00

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76826.66
Medium, 1366x76821.00
High, 1366x76812.58
Ultra, 1920x10805.00

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76830.62
Medium, 1366x76822.79
High, 1366x76815.00
Ultra, 1920x10806.05

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72068.40
Medium, 1366x76837.00
High, 1366x76830.70
Ultra, 1920x10809.20

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768216.50
Medium, 1366x76883.00
High, 1366x76842.70
Ultra, 1920x108015.20

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x76841.95
Medium, 1366x76825.85
High, 1366x76818.70
Ultra, 1920x108010.85

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76889.60
Medium, 1366x76843.10
High, 1366x76823.80
Ultra, 1920x108011.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76846.80
Medium, 1366x76825.60
High, 1366x76818.40
Ultra, 1920x10807.40

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76851.80
Medium, 1366x76829.80
High, 1366x76817.20
Ultra, 1920x10807.30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76875.40
Medium, 1366x76869.30
High, 1366x76848.40
Ultra, 1920x108028.80

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76877.30
Medium, 1366x76857.60
High, 1366x76841.40
Ultra, 1920x108026.50

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76864.30
Medium, 1366x76848.80
High, 1366x76832.90
Ultra, 1920x108017.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76894.70
Medium, 1366x76872.00
High, 1366x76867.40
Ultra, 1920x108046.20

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72037.00
High, 1366x76839.00
Ultra, 1920x108030.00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72052.00
Medium, 1366x76836.68
High, 1366x76827.62
Ultra, 1920x108013.89

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76842.00
Medium, 1366x76831.80
High, 1366x76825.20
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768118.90
High, 1366x76855.70

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60085.90
Medium, 1360x76842.50

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

High, 1024x76886.60
Ultra, 1920x108030.30

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Medium, 1024x76878.40
High, 1024x76839.40

World of Warcraft (2005)

Medium, 1024x76863.80
High, 1280x102436.20

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Kepler
Code name GK107
Launch date 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1304
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz
Core clock speed 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 384
Texture fill rate 15.68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 API
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3 / GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus