NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 vs AMD Radeon HD 8750M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 and AMD Radeon HD 8750M 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 740

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 60% higher core clock speed: 993 MHz vs 620 MHz
  • Around 71% higher texture fill rate: 31.78 GTexel / s vs 18.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 28% better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 595.2 gflops
  • Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 4000 MHz
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1478 vs 1014
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 345 vs 202
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.994 vs 8.274
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 291.627 vs 271.177
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1790 vs 1734
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1790 vs 1734
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 May 2014 vs 26 February 2013
Core clock speed 993 MHz vs 620 MHz
Texture fill rate 31.78 GTexel / s vs 18.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops vs 595.2 gflops
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1478 vs 1014
PassMark - G2D Mark 345 vs 202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.994 vs 8.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 291.627 vs 271.177
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1790 vs 1734
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1790 vs 1734

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8750M

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 37% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5864 vs 4280
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.505 vs 1.023
  • Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.834 vs 15.139
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 70.596 vs 23.651
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2221 vs 1427
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 2153
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2221 vs 1427
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 2153
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 5864 vs 4280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.505 vs 1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.834 vs 15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 70.596 vs 23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2221 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 vs 2153
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2221 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 vs 2153

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8750M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1478
1014
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
345
202
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4280
5864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.994
8.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
291.627
271.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.023
1.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.139
24.834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23.651
70.596
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1790
1734
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1427
2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2153
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1790
1734
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1427
2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2153
3351
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 AMD Radeon HD 8750M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1478 1014
PassMark - G2D Mark 345 202
Geekbench - OpenCL 4280 5864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.994 8.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 291.627 271.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.023 1.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.139 24.834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.651 70.596
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1790 1734
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1427 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2153 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1790 1734
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1427 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2153 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 513 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 AMD Radeon HD 8750M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Mars
Launch date 29 May 2014 26 February 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $89
Place in performance rating 1283 1286
Price now $94.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 18.87
Design AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series

Technical info

Core clock speed 993 MHz 620 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 595.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 31.78 GTexel / s 18.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 64 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,040 million
Boost clock speed 775 MHz
Compute units 6

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 11
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB / s 64 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0