NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 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 850M

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2.3x more texture fill rate: 36.08 GTexel / s vs 15.68 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
Around 53% better floating-point performance: 1,155 gflops vs 752.6 gflops
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2521 vs 793
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 225 vs 149
2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9809 vs 3866
4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 37.761 vs 9.392
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 388.248 vs 157.479
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.428 vs 0.864
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.889 vs 16.101
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 151.016 vs 44.77
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3817 vs 1589
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 3235
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3817 vs 1589
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 3235
2.8x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 979 vs 345

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 March 2014 vs 1 April 2013
Texture fill rate	36.08 GTexel / s vs 15.68 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,155 gflops vs 752.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2521 vs 793
PassMark - G2D Mark	225 vs 149
Geekbench - OpenCL	9809 vs 3866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	37.761 vs 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	388.248 vs 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.428 vs 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.889 vs 16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	151.016 vs 44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3817 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3817 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	979 vs 345

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2521

793

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

225

149

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9809

3866

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

37.761

9.392

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

388.248

157.479

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.428

0.864

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.889

16.101

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

151.016

44.77

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3817

1589

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3235

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3339

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3817

1589

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3235

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3339

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

979

345

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
PassMark - G3D Mark	2521	793
PassMark - G2D Mark	225	149
Geekbench - OpenCL	9809	3866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	37.761	9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	388.248	157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.428	0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.889	16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	151.016	44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3817	1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685	3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3817	1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685	3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	979	345

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M	NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Kepler
Code name	GM107	GK107
Launch date	12 March 2014	1 April 2013
Place in performance rating	896	1301
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
CUDA cores	640
Floating-point performance	1,155 gflops	752.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	384
Texture fill rate	36.08 GTexel / s	15.68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,270 million
Boost clock speed		980 MHz
Core clock speed		810 MHz
Video outputs and ports
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12 API
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Standard memory configuration	DDR3 or GDDR5	DDR3 / GDDR5
Memory clock speed		1802 MHz
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support