NVIDIA GeForce 920M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 920M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 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), 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 NVIDIA GeForce 920M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 18% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1598 vs 1589
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3636 vs 3235
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3339
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1598 vs 1589
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3636 vs 3235
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3339
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 March 2015 vs 1 April 2013
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 810 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 157.606 vs 157.479
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1598 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3636 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1598 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3636 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3339

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

  • Around 26% higher texture fill rate: 15.68 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
  • 2.5x better floating-point performance: 752.6 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 797 vs 721
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 148 vs 118
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3885 vs 3697
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.392 vs 8.358
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.864 vs 0.843
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 16.101 vs 15.374
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.77 vs 40.443
  • Around 6% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 345 vs 326
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 15.68 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 797 vs 721
PassMark - G2D Mark 148 vs 118
Geekbench - OpenCL 3885 vs 3697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.392 vs 8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.864 vs 0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.101 vs 15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.77 vs 40.443
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 345 vs 326

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 920M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
721
797
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
118
148
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
3885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.358
9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
157.606
157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.843
0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.374
16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40.443
44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1598
1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3636
3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1598
1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3636
3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
326
345
Name NVIDIA GeForce 920M NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
PassMark - G3D Mark 721 797
PassMark - G2D Mark 118 148
Geekbench - OpenCL 3697 3885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.358 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 157.606 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.843 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.374 16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.443 44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1598 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3636 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1598 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3636 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326 345

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 920M NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler 2.0 Kepler
Code name GK208B GK107
Launch date 13 March 2015 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1310 1312
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 954 MHz 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 752.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 12.4 GTexel / s 15.68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 1,270 million
Boost clock speed 980 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
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 PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1802 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3 / GDDR5

Technologies

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