NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 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 GTX 650

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 31% higher core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 810 MHz
2.2x more texture fill rate: 33.9 billion / sec vs 15.68 GTexel / s
Around 8% better floating-point performance: 812.5 gflops vs 752.6 gflops
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1749 vs 793
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 368 vs 149
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4493 vs 3866
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.582 vs 9.392
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 364.463 vs 157.479
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.254 vs 0.864
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.386 vs 16.101
Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2663 vs 1589
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3478 vs 3235
Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2663 vs 1589
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3478 vs 3235
Around 58% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 545 vs 345

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 November 2013 vs 1 April 2013
Core clock speed	1058 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion / sec vs 15.68 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops vs 752.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1749 vs 793
PassMark - G2D Mark	368 vs 149
Geekbench - OpenCL	4493 vs 3866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.582 vs 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	364.463 vs 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.254 vs 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.386 vs 16.101
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2663 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3478 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2663 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3478 vs 3235
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	545 vs 345

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 64 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
360.4x more memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.77 vs 23.499

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 64 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1802 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	44.77 vs 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339 vs 3332

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1749

793

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

368

149

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4493

3866

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.582

9.392

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

364.463

157.479

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.254

0.864

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18.386

16.101

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23.499

44.77

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2663

1589

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3478

3235

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3339

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2663

1589

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3478

3235

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3339

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

545

345

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1749	793
PassMark - G2D Mark	368	149
Geekbench - OpenCL	4493	3866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.582	9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	364.463	157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.254	0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.386	16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.499	44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2663	1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3478	3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332	3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2663	1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3478	3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332	3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	545	345

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK106	GK107
Launch date	27 November 2013	1 April 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$109
Place in performance rating	1003	1301
Price now	$144.81
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	16.05
Technical info
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	810 MHz
CUDA cores	384
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops	752.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	384
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion / sec	15.68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	2,540 million	1,270 million
Boost clock speed		980 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support		Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support		Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
LVDS signal support		Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support		Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	5.70" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12 API
OpenGL	4.3	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	1802 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory		0
Standard memory configuration		DDR3 / GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
Direct Compute
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus