NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 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 740M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 3x more pipelines: 384 vs 128
  • Around 60% better floating-point performance: 752.6 gflops vs 470.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 141 Watt
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 1100 MHz
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 791 vs 507
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 147 vs 88
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 16.101 vs 15.56
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 3309
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 3309
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 April 2013 vs 16 January 2009
Pipelines 384 vs 128
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops vs 470.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 141 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 791 vs 507
PassMark - G2D Mark 147 vs 88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.101 vs 15.56
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3339 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3339 vs 3309

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

  • 2.3x more core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • 3x more texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 15.68 GTexel / s
  • 5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 54.055 vs 9.392
  • 5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.986 vs 0.864
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 108.412 vs 44.77
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1836 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 47.2 billion / sec vs 15.68 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 54.055 vs 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.986 vs 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 108.412 vs 44.77

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
791
507
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
147
88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.392
54.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.864
4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.101
15.56
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
44.77
108.412
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3339
3309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3339
3309
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
PassMark - G3D Mark 791 507
PassMark - G2D Mark 147 88
Geekbench - OpenCL 3836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.392 54.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.864 4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.101 15.56
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.77 108.412
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3339 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3339 3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 345

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Tesla
Code name GK107 G92B
Launch date 1 April 2013 16 January 2009
Place in performance rating 1305 1307
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz
Core clock speed 810 MHz 1836 MHz
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 470.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 384 128
Texture fill rate 15.68 GTexel / s 47.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 141 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 754 million
CUDA cores 128
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
SLI options 2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 API 10.0
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 70.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz 1100 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3 / GDDR5

Technologies

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