NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 vs NVIDIA GeForce 820A

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 and NVIDIA GeForce 820A 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

NVIDIA GeForce 820A

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 28% higher core clock speed: 993 MHz vs 775 MHz
2.6x more texture fill rate: 31.78 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 384 vs 96
2.6x better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
2.8x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1483 vs 556
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 344 vs 158
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4373 vs 3032
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2153 vs 1705
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2153 vs 1705

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 May 2014 vs 17 March 2014
Core clock speed	993 MHz vs 775 MHz
Texture fill rate	31.78 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 96
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1483 vs 556
PassMark - G2D Mark	344 vs 158
Geekbench - OpenCL	4373 vs 3032
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2153 vs 1705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2153 vs 1705

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 820A

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 64 Watt
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1716 vs 1427
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1716 vs 1427

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 64 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1716 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1716 vs 1427

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 820A

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1483

556

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

344

158

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4373

3032

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1427

1716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2153

1705

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1427

1716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2153

1705

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740	NVIDIA GeForce 820A
PassMark - G3D Mark	1483	556
PassMark - G2D Mark	344	158
Geekbench - OpenCL	4373	3032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1427	1716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2153	1705
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1427	1716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2153	1705
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	513

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740	NVIDIA GeForce 820A
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK107	GF117
Launch date	29 May 2014	17 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$89
Place in performance rating	1284	1285
Price now	$94.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	18.87
Technical info
Core clock speed	993 MHz	775 MHz
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	297.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	96
Texture fill rate	31.78 GTexel / s	12.4 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
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm
Supplementary power connectors	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	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