NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 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 10 month(s) later
  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 170 Watt
  • 300.3x more memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Launch date 1 April 2013 vs 10 May 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 170 Watt
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

  • Around 21% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • 6.5x more texture fill rate: 102.5 billion / sec vs 15.68 GTexel / s
  • 3.5x more pipelines: 1344 vs 384
  • 3.3x better floating-point performance: 2,459.5 gflops vs 752.6 gflops
  • 6.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5345 vs 793
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 537 vs 149
  • 4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15511 vs 3866
  • 4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 41.613 vs 9.392
  • 6.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 971.208 vs 157.479
  • 5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.281 vs 0.864
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 40.404 vs 16.101
  • Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 86.208 vs 44.77
  • 4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7038 vs 1589
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3686 vs 3235
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3339
  • 4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7038 vs 1589
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3686 vs 3235
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3339
  • 5.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1839 vs 345
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion / sec vs 15.68 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1344 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops vs 752.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5345 vs 793
PassMark - G2D Mark 537 vs 149
Geekbench - OpenCL 15511 vs 3866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.613 vs 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 971.208 vs 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.281 vs 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.404 vs 16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 86.208 vs 44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7038 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3686 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7038 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3686 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1839 vs 345

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
793
5345
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
149
537
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3866
15511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.392
41.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
157.479
971.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.864
4.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.101
40.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
44.77
86.208
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1589
7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3235
3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3339
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1589
7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3235
3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3339
3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
345
1839
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
PassMark - G3D Mark 793 5345
PassMark - G2D Mark 149 537
Geekbench - OpenCL 3866 15511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.392 41.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 157.479 971.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.864 4.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.101 40.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.77 86.208
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1589 7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3235 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3339 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1589 7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3235 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3339 3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 345 1839

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK107 GK104
Launch date 1 April 2013 10 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1301 554
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Price now $474.99
Value for money (0-100) 13.20

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz 980 MHz
Core clock speed 810 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 2,459.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1344
Texture fill rate 15.68 GTexel / s 102.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 170 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,540 million
CUDA cores 1344
Maximum GPU temperature 97 °C

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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 Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
SLI options 3-way
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
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
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
Adaptive VSync
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA