Intel HD Graphics 5500 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 5500 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, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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), 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel HD Graphics 5500

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 5500

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 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

Launch date	5 September 2014 vs 29 May 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 64 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

9.9x more core clock speed: 993 MHz vs 100 MHz
16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1469 vs 594
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 349 vs 230
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4271 vs 2262
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.994 vs 3.422
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 291.627 vs 195.811
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1790 vs 781
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1427 vs 754
Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2153 vs 1397
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1790 vs 781
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1427 vs 754
Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2153 vs 1397
2.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 513 vs 233

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	993 MHz vs 100 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1469 vs 594
PassMark - G2D Mark	349 vs 230
Geekbench - OpenCL	4271 vs 2262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.994 vs 3.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	291.627 vs 195.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1790 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1427 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2153 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1790 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1427 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2153 vs 1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	513 vs 233

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

594

1469

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

230

349

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2262

4271

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.422

11.994

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

195.811

291.627

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

781

1790

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

754

1427

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1397

2153

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

781

1790

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

754

1427

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1397

2153

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

233

513

Name	Intel HD Graphics 5500	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
PassMark - G3D Mark	594	1469
PassMark - G2D Mark	230	349
Geekbench - OpenCL	2262	4271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.422	11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	195.811	291.627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781	1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	754	1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1397	2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781	1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	754	1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1397	2153
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	233	513
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		23.651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 5500	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 8.0	Kepler
Code name	Broadwell GT2	GK107
Launch date	5 September 2014	29 May 2014
Place in performance rating	1478	1270
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$89
Price now		$94.99
Value for money (0-100)		18.87
Technical info
Boost clock speed	950 MHz
Core clock speed	100 MHz	993 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	24	384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	64 Watt
Transistor count	1,300 million	1,270 million
Floating-point performance		762.6 gflops
Texture fill rate		31.78 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length		145 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		80.19 GB / s
Memory clock speed		5012 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
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