[TechPowerUp] [Guru3D] GT 740: It seems there's a new rebrand afoot.

[TheSLSAMG]

The NVIDIA GT 740 is seemingly a rebranded GTX 650. The model in question is a Zotac card. So, 384 CUDA cores like the previously mentioned 600 series GPUs and compatibility with GeForce Experience, making me believe it is more a 650 than a 640. The cards come with 1GB, 2GB or 4GB of DDR3 or GDDR5 memory. Zotac's cards come in two form factors -- full height and half height. I may just buy one of the EVGA ones myself, I mean it's not too bad. 

 

EDIT: The 4GB SuperClocked model is available on Newegg for $119.99. Considering the amount of VRAM, I wouldn't be surprised if a 2GB model slotted in at $89.99-$99.99.

 

ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today announces the ZOTAC GeForce GT 740 series graphics cards, the perfect upgrade to accelerate visual computing experiences. The ZOTAC GeForce GT 740 series enhances video, images and gaming tasks with a performance boost to make everything a whole lot faster and smoother. 

"Visuals are a main part of our computing needs and the ZOTAC GeForce GT 740 series is the perfect everyday graphics card," says Carsten Berger, senior director, ZOTAC International. "The ZOTAC GeForce GT 740 series accelerates your regular tasks such as image and video editing, web browsing, video transcoding and gives you enough of a performance kick for casual gaming."

 

 

 

But wait, there's more. It's not just Zotac, but MSI, Palit and EVGA too!

 

 

 

 

 

MSI Announces its GeForce GT 740 Series

MSI launches the GeForce GT 740 with two cards, the N740-2GD5, which features 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, and the N740-2GD3, which features 2 GB DDR3.These cards are based on the same board design, and offer NVIDIA-reference clock speeds of 1006 MHz core.

The N740-2GD5 features reference GDDR5 memory clocks of 5.00 GHz, while the N740-2GD3 offers 1782 MHz (DDR). Based on the 28 nm GK107 silicon, the GeForce GT 740 offers 384 CUDA cores, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and a 128-bit wide memory interface.

 

Palit Releases the GeForce GT 740 OC Edition

Palit Microsystems Ltd, the leading graphics card manufacturer, introduces a new GT 740 to 700 series line-up -- Palit GeForce GT 740 series. With FXAA, PhysX and the latest NVIDIA technologies support, Palit GeForce GT 740 enables to let graphics users to go faster and enjoy a premium PC experience. Featuring 5 GHz for the 1 GB/2 GB GDDR5 frame buffer and added 65 MHz for core speed from 993 MHz to 1058 MHz, Palit GT 740 OC edition can boost gaming performance average 5% higher than non-OCed GT740, and furthermore, 4 times performance upgrade compared to the integrated GPU. Palit GT 740 allows you to enjoy lightning-speed, media rich web browsing, fast photo and video capabilities, and gaming that you just can't do on integrated graphics.

 

Introducing the EVGA GeForce GT 740

Accelerate your entire PC experience with a new EVGA GeForce GT 740 graphics card. Enjoy all your videos and pictures at HD resolutions, with 10X faster video editing, 13X faster photo editing, and 9X faster web browsing compared to integrated graphics. Plus, experience 4X faster gaming performance that makes all your gameplay richer and smoother. You can even tap into GeForce Experience to automatically get the latest drivers and optimize game settings with a single click. The EVGA GeForce GT 740 is everything you love, a whole lot faster.

 

Sources:

http://www.techpowerup.com/201359/zotac-announces-geforce-gt-740-series.html

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/nvidia_an_partners_launch_geforce_gt_740_series.html

[Jaybird]

I like the coolers they all picked out. interesting facts your posted on. 

[TheSLSAMG]

I like the coolers they all picked out. interesting facts your posted on. 

I especially like the EVGA SuperClocked cooler. All of them are bound to cool the card well anyways. It's funny how EVGA are offering a 4GB version in GDDR5 flavor. 4K Gaming anyone?

[LukaP]

I especially like the EVGA SuperClocked cooler. All of them are bound to cool the card well anyways. It's funny how EVGA are offering a 4GB version in GDDR5 flavor. 4K Gaming anyone?

"superclocked" like for real... best gaming card ever, needs more clockspeed

[Jaybird]

I especially like the EVGA SuperClocked cooler. All of them are bound to cool the card well anyways. It's funny how EVGA are offering a 4GB version in GDDR5 flavor. 4K Gaming anyone?

its a pretty beast little card. 

[beebskadoo]

Interesting....

[FireFox]

The EVGA looks pretty cool and to be honest, these could be pretty powerful little cards but if I was in the market then I'd save a little extra and get the Maxwell GTX 750

[TheSLSAMG]

The EVGA looks pretty cool and to be honest, these could be pretty powerful little cards but if I was in the market then I'd save a little extra and get the Maxwell GTX 750

Agreed on that. Or if you are particularly thrifty, search eBay for a GTX 650 2GB. You will probably be able to get them for less.