NVIDIA · Kepler
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 1 GB GDDR5
- 64 W
- Launch price
- $89
- MSRP, US
- Release
- May 29, 2014
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)
59 samples/min
higher is better
Median of 20 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (5)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 | 41 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 31 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 48 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 47 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 53 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.
Chip
- GPU chip
- GK107-425-A2
- Architecture
- Kepler
- Shader units
- 384 (CUDA cores)
Clocks
- Base clock
- 993 MHz
Memory
- Video memory
- 1 GB
- Memory type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 128 bit
- Memory bandwidth
- 80.2 GB/s
Power and dimensions
- Board power
- 64 W (TDP)
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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