Is there a major difference between the GT 740 GDDR5 or DDR3?

[PCGamesBeLike]

My computer doesn't seem to like the 750 Ti (as it can never reach expected frame rate on the Zotac and EVGA cards), so a lower quality card might tip my fancy better.

 

Is there a major difference between a 2GB GDDR5 GT 740 and a 2GB DDR3 GT 740? I'm only playing games at 720p.

[ZetZet]

Sure, but they both suck so you probably will not notice.

[Tedster]

GGDR5 should be faster.

I'd go with that one if I could, but I agree with @ZetZet that it might not make much difference because of how low-performance it is anyways.

[Thorium19]

I'd go for the GDDR5 version, it's got faster memory and is a more recent technology with more optimisations. It won't make much difference but it's worth going for.

[YOLOGUY]

never take a GDDR5 gpu, my gt 750m 4gb GDDR3 with an i7, got half the fps in games as my brothers athlon 760k and gtx 560 1GB GDDR5, and the gt 750M has more CUDA cores and about the same clocks speed on the core!

[Kyuubixchidori]

wait, so your pc isnt getting a good enough frame rate with a 750ti, so your going to use a lower end card?

[Megahurt]

never take a GDDR5 gpu, my gt 750m 4gb GDDR3 with an i7, got half the fps in games as my brothers athlon 760k and gtx 560 1GB GDDR5

Mobile GPUs can't be compared with their desktop counterparts, they're not even in the same league.

[AnnoyedShelf]

My computer doesn't seem to like the 750 Ti (as it can never reach expected frame rate on the Zotac and EVGA cards), so a lower quality card might tip my fancy better.

 

Is there a major difference between a 2GB GDDR5 GT 740 and a 2GB DDR3 GT 740? I'm only playing games at 720p.

get at least a 750Ti.  The 740 isn't worth it for the price.

[Decon]

sounds like your CPU might be bottle necking your GPU... Why not keep the 750ti and upgrade to a better CPU later where you can fully utilize the 750ti.

[YOLOGUY]

Mobile GPUs can't be compared with their desktop counterparts, they're not even in the same league.

you know that the gt 750m also has more Cuda Cores!

[Megahurt]

you know that the gt 750m also has more Cuda Cores!

And is probably clocked much lower.

[ZetZet]

you know that the gt 750m also has more Cuda Cores!

so what, it's just numbers. mobile gpu's cannot be compared in any way to desktop gpu's, they get smashed.

[YOLOGUY]

And is probably clocked much lower.

no, its about 1,2Ghz and the gtx 560 is 1,3Ghz!

[YOLOGUY]

so what, it's just numbers. mobile gpu's cannot be compared in any way to desktop gpu's, they get smashed.

but we are talking about a newer generation, more cuda cores, about the same clock, so stop talking bullshit!

[ZetZet]

but we are talking about a newer generation, more cuda cores, about the same clock, so stop talking bullshit!

bullshit? mobile gpu has about half of the transistors. It runs slower because the clock advertised will not be reached under full load. You just can't compared mobile gpu with desktop one. Doesn't matter what generation card it is.

One example. GTX 980M performs about as well as gtx 680 which is 2 generations back.

[YOLOGUY]

bullshit? mobile gpu has about half of the transistors. It runs slower because the clock advertised will not be reached under full load. You just can't compared mobile gpu with desktop one. Doesn't matter what generation card it is.

One example. GTX 980M performs about as well as gtx 680 which is 2 generations back.

but according to msi afterburner it runs at that speed

[ZetZet]

but according to msi afterburner it runs at that speed

even then. not all mhz are created equal. 3ghz pentium from 2000's will perform much worse than new i3's at 3ghz. Desktop graphics cards are bigger, more powerful and they always will be and you can't compare them. The only thing manufacturers could do is match the naming. But then no one would buy 3000$ dollar laptop with a gtx 960m, so they call it 980m.

[typographie]

but we are talking about a newer generation, more cuda cores, about the same clock, so stop talking bullshit!

 

Newer generation means different architecture, meaning comparisons between clock speeds and processing cores are utter rubbish. Even though the architecture is newer, that doesn't necessarily mean it is faster core-for-core or clock-for-clock. A new architecture means it's designed differently, maybe there's more or less reliance on particular components or settings versus an older design.

 

Another factor is that mobile GPUs are going to heat up faster to higher temperatures and throttle rather often. 1.2 GHz may be it's base clock, but who knows how long it actually spends there in a real game.