NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
Around 60% better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 476.9 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 65 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 64 Watt vs 182 Watt
Around 14% higher maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 896 MB
5x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1469 vs 1208
6.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 349 vs 53
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.994 vs 8.664

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 May 2014 vs 16 June 2008
Pipelines	384 vs 192
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops vs 476.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt vs 182 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 896 MB
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1469 vs 1208
PassMark - G2D Mark	349 vs 53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.994 vs 8.664

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Around 25% higher core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 993 MHz
Around 16% higher texture fill rate: 36.9 billion / sec vs 31.78 GTexel / s
4.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19512 vs 4271
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 477.327 vs 291.627
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.906 vs 15.139
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 29.525 vs 23.651
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3342 vs 2153
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3342 vs 2153

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 993 MHz
Texture fill rate	36.9 billion / sec vs 31.78 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	19512 vs 4271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	477.327 vs 291.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.906 vs 15.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.525 vs 23.651
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3342 vs 2153
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3342 vs 2153

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1469

1208

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

349

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4271

19512

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11.994

8.664

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

291.627

477.327

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.139

24.906

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23.651

29.525

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2153

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2153

3342

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	1469	1208
PassMark - G2D Mark	349	53
Geekbench - OpenCL	4271	19512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.994	8.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	291.627	477.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.139	24.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.651	29.525
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2153	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1427
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2153	3342
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	513

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GK107	GT200
Launch date	29 May 2014	16 June 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$449
Place in performance rating	1270	1396
Price now	$94.99	$95.38
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	18.87	13.70
Technical info
Core clock speed	993 MHz	1242 MHz
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	476.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	384	192
Texture fill rate	31.78 GTexel / s	36.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt	182 Watt
Transistor count	1,270 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	896 MB
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB / s	111.9 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI