NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 vs NVIDIA GeForce 705M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 and NVIDIA GeForce 705M 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 GT 740

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 35% higher core clock speed: 993 MHz vs 738 MHz
  • 5.4x more texture fill rate: 31.78 GTexel / s vs 5.904 GTexel / s
  • 8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
  • 5.4x better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 141.7 gflops
  • 2.8x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1469 vs 456
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.994 vs 4.569
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 291.627 vs 115.15
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.023 vs 0.373
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.139 vs 7.904
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 23.651 vs 11.055
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1427 vs 1131
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2153 vs 1629
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1427 vs 1131
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2153 vs 1629
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 May 2014 vs 27 September 2013
Core clock speed 993 MHz vs 738 MHz
Texture fill rate 31.78 GTexel / s vs 5.904 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 48
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops vs 141.7 gflops
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1469 vs 456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.994 vs 4.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 291.627 vs 115.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.023 vs 0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.139 vs 7.904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.651 vs 11.055
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1427 vs 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2153 vs 1629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1427 vs 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2153 vs 1629

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 705M

  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 64 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 455 vs 349
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 64 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 455 vs 349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 705M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1469
456
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
349
455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.994
4.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
291.627
115.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.023
0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.139
7.904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23.651
11.055
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1427
1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2153
1629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1427
1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2153
1629
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 NVIDIA GeForce 705M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1469 456
PassMark - G2D Mark 349 455
Geekbench - OpenCL 4271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.994 4.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 291.627 115.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.023 0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.139 7.904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.651 11.055
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1427 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2153 1629
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1427 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2153 1629
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 513

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 NVIDIA GeForce 705M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Fermi 2.0
Code name GK107 GF117
Launch date 29 May 2014 27 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $89
Place in performance rating 1270 1271
Price now $94.99
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 18.87

Technical info

Core clock speed 993 MHz 738 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 141.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 48
Texture fill rate 31.78 GTexel / s 5.904 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 64 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 2560x1600
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 2560x1600
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

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 2.0

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3

Technologies

Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus