GeForce GT 740A vs GT 630 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 630 OEM with GeForce GT 740A, including specs and performance data.

GT 630 OEM
2012
1 GB DDR3, 50 Watt
1.66

GT 740A outperforms GT 630 OEM by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking942927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.323.66
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGK107GK208
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)26 August 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192384
Core clock speed875 MHz980 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate14.0031.36
Floating-point processing power0.336 TFLOPS0.7526 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs1632

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s14.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.03.5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 1.73
Recency 24 April 2012 26 August 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 33 Watt

GT 740A has a 4.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 51.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 630 OEM and GeForce GT 740A.

Be aware that GeForce GT 630 OEM is a desktop card while GeForce GT 740A is a notebook one.


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