NVIDIA GeForce GT 740A vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GK208 | G94 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT 740M | N10E-GS1 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,020 million | 505 million |
| Die size | 87 mm² | 240 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Aug 26th, 2013 | Mar 3rd, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 700A | GeForce 100M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 600A | GeForce 9M |
| Successor | GeForce 800A | GeForce 200M |
| Reviews | — | 2 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 980 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1500 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 51.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 64 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| SMX count | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per SMX) | — |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 64 KB |
| SM count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.840 GPixel/s | 9.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 31.36 GTexel/s | 19.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 752.6 GFLOPS | 192.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 31.36 GFLOPS (1:24) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 33 W | 60 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
