NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 840M

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M  vs  NVIDIA GeForce 840M.

722
Place in performance rating
627
Kepler
Architecture
Maxwell
GK208
Code name
GM108
Laptop
Type
Laptop
1 March 2013 (8 years ago)
Release date
12 March 2014 (7 years ago)
$310
Price now
$743
0.14
Value for money
0.18
N14P-GV2, ...
GPU code name
N15S-GT
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M  vs  NVIDIA GeForce 840M in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

384
Pipelines
384
810 MHz
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
980 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
915 million
Transistor count
no data
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
45 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
31.36
Texture fill rate
17.98
752.6 gflops
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
384
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
980 MHz
Boost clock speed
1124 MHz
915 million
Number of transistors
no data
45 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
33 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M and NVIDIA GeForce 840M come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
medium sized
Laptop size
medium sized
PCI Express 3.0
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce 840M.

DDR3
Memory type
DDR3
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
64/128 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
1600 - 1800 MHz
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
14.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-
DDR3/GDDR5
Standard memory configuration
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce 840M.

No outputs
Display Connectors
No outputs
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HDMI
no data
Up to 2048x1536
VGA аnalog display support
no data
Up to 3840x2160
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
no data
Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support
no data
Up to 1920x1200
LVDS signal support
no data
+
HDCP content protection
no data
+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
no data
+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
3D Vision
no data
no data
GPU Boost
2.0
+
CUDA
+
no data
GeForce Experience
+
+
Optimus
+
no data
GameWorks
+
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
no data
+
FXAA
no data
+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
no data
+
Blu-Ray 3D Support
no data
+
Direct Compute
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M and NVIDIA GeForce 840M is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 API
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.5
OpenGL
4.5
1.1.126
Vulkan
1.1.126
5.1
Shader Model
5.1
1.1
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M and NVIDIA GeForce 840M graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M or NVIDIA GeForce 840M good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Cheaper ($310 vs $743)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 840M

1.22% faster in synthetic tests

Less power consumption (33 Watt vs 45 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

More memory bandwidth (16.02 GB/s vs 14.4 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M or NVIDIA GeForce 840M?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce 840M .

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M versus NVIDIA GeForce 840M performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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3DMark Vantage Performance

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Unigine Heaven 3.0

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SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

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SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

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SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

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SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

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SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

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SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

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User rating

3.5 Out of 123 Hitesti Score
3.8 Out of 89 Hitesti Score