GeForce GTX 260 vs GT 740

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 740 and GeForce GTX 260, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 740
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 64 Watt
3.84
+21.5%

GT 740 outperforms GTX 260 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking697744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.190.14
Power efficiency4.331.25
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK107GT200
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 May 2014 (10 years ago)16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 740 has 36% better value for money than GTX 260.

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 cores384192
Core clock speed993 MHz576 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate31.7836.86
Floating-point processing power0.7626 TFLOPS0.4769 TFLOPS
ROPs1628
TMUs3264

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 2.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB896 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit448 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz999 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.19 GB/s111.9 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 740 3.84
+21.5%
GTX 260 3.16

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 740 1481
+21.6%
GTX 260 1218

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 3.84 3.16
Recency 29 May 2014 16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 896 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 182 Watt

GT 740 has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 357.1% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 184.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.


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