AMD Radeon Vega 3 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 3 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Memory, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega 3

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 64 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.933 vs 15.139
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 60.006 vs 23.651
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2111 vs 1427
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3174 vs 2153
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2111 vs 1427
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3174 vs 2153
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 February 2018 vs 29 May 2014
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 64 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.933 vs 15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 60.006 vs 23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2111 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3174 vs 2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2111 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3174 vs 2153

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

  • 3.3x more core clock speed: 993 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 31.78 GTexel / s vs 12 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
  • Around 99% better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 384.0 gflops
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1469 vs 889
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 349 vs 303
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4271 vs 3963
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.994 vs 10.049
  • Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 291.627 vs 183.156
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.023 vs 0.75
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1790 vs 1412
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1790 vs 1412
  • Around 23% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 513 vs 418
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 993 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 31.78 GTexel / s vs 12 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 192
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops vs 384.0 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1469 vs 889
PassMark - G2D Mark 349 vs 303
Geekbench - OpenCL 4271 vs 3963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.994 vs 10.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 291.627 vs 183.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.023 vs 0.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1790 vs 1412
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1790 vs 1412
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 513 vs 418

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 3
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
889
1469
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
303
349
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3963
4271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.049
11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
183.156
291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.75
1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.933
15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
60.006
23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1412
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2111
1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3174
2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1412
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2111
1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3174
2153
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
418
513
Name AMD Radeon Vega 3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
PassMark - G3D Mark 889 1469
PassMark - G2D Mark 303 349
Geekbench - OpenCL 3963 4271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.049 11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 183.156 291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.75 1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.933 15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 60.006 23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1412 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2111 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3174 2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1412 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2111 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3174 2153
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 418 513

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Vega 3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 Kepler
Code name Owl GK107
Launch date 13 February 2018 29 May 2014
Place in performance rating 1267 1270
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $89
Price now $94.99
Value for money (0-100) 18.87

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 993 MHz
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 762.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 192 384
Texture fill rate 12 GTexel / s 31.78 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 64 Watt
Transistor count 4,940 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Length 145 mm

Memory

Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6