NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 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: 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 GT 730

  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 64 Watt
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 36.916 vs 23.651
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1951 vs 1790
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1693 vs 1427
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3324 vs 2153
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1951 vs 1790
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1693 vs 1427
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3324 vs 2153
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 64 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 vs 23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 vs 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 vs 2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 vs 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 vs 2153

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

  • Around 42% higher core clock speed: 993 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 2.2x more texture fill rate: 31.78 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
  • Around 10% better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 3.1x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1469 vs 830
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 349 vs 253
  • Around 47% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4271 vs 2902
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.994 vs 10.872
  • Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 291.627 vs 166.832
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.023 vs 0.817
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.139 vs 12.415
  • Around 57% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 513 vs 327
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 993 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 31.78 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1469 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 349 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 4271 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.994 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 291.627 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.023 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.139 vs 12.415
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 513 vs 327

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
830
1469
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
253
349
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2902
4271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.872
11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
166.832
291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.817
1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.415
15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.916
23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
2153
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
327
513
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
PassMark - G3D Mark 830 1469
PassMark - G2D Mark 253 349
Geekbench - OpenCL 2902 4271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.872 11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.832 291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.817 1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.415 15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 2153
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 327 513

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF108 GK107
Launch date 18 June 2014 29 May 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $59.99 $89
Place in performance rating 1311 1270
Price now $54.99 $94.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 20.48 18.87

Technical info

Core clock speed 700 MHz 993 MHz
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 762.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 14.43 GTexel / s 31.78 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt 64 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 80.19 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5