NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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.

NVIDIA GRID M3-3020

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID M3-3020

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 4% higher core clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 993 MHz
Around 64% higher texture fill rate: 52.24 GTexel / s vs 31.78 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
2.2x better floating-point performance: 1,672 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 4% higher memory clock speed: 5200 MHz vs 5012 MHz
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 41.997 vs 11.994
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 726.846 vs 291.627
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.442 vs 1.023
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.991 vs 15.139
6.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 155.196 vs 23.651

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 May 2016 vs 29 May 2014
Core clock speed	1033 MHz vs 993 MHz
Texture fill rate	52.24 GTexel / s vs 31.78 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,672 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	5200 MHz vs 5012 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	41.997 vs 11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	726.846 vs 291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.442 vs 1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.991 vs 15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	155.196 vs 23.651

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID M3-3020
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

41.997

11.994

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

726.846

291.627

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.442

1.023

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.991

15.139

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

155.196

23.651

Name	NVIDIA GRID M3-3020	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	41.997	11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	726.846	291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.442	1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.991	15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	155.196	23.651
PassMark - G3D Mark		1483
PassMark - G2D Mark		344
Geekbench - OpenCL		4362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2153
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		513

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GRID M3-3020	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Kepler
Code name	GM107	GK107
Launch date	18 May 2016	29 May 2014
Place in performance rating	1283	1284
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$89
Price now		$94.99
Value for money (0-100)		18.87
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1306 MHz
Core clock speed	1033 MHz	993 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,672 gflops	762.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	384
Texture fill rate	52.24 GTexel / s	31.78 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,270 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		64 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	145 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	83.2 GB / s	80.19 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5200 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5