14 DAY TRIAL // It's normal for new video cards from NVIDIA and Advanced Micro Devices to be one level above their predecessors, and this rule definitely applies to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 graphics adapter.
You'd think that just because the GeForce GTX Titan Z dual-GPU graphics adapter finally came out this week, there wouldn't be another video announcement for at least a short while.
After all, when you launch a flagship, especially one as controversial as the Titan Z, it's natural to want everyone to focus on that product and no other.
Unlike the performance superiority trend, however, this rule has been thrown to the wolves in this one instance.
It turns out that when Inno3D leaked the GeForce GT 740 iChill 65W video card, it wasn't really a “leak” at all, but a genuine product release.
NVIDIA has officially unveiled the GT 740, and its various OEMs have made their respective contributions as well.
Some, like EVGA, even went above and beyond the call of duty (or common sense) and launched nine (nine!) GT 740 adapters.
We've got 2 GB and 4 GB GDDR5 Superclocked versions, 1 GB and 2 GB FTW cards, a 1 GB SuperClocked model, and four cards with DDR3 memory instead of GDDR5 (2GB / 4GB single-slot and 2 GB/4 GB dual-slot boards).
Even for EVGA, which is known for its habit of flooding the market with huge collections of products at once, the number is a bit high.
Meanwhile, other OEMs like Point of View, Gainward, Palit and KFA2 have added their own one or multiple GeForce GT 740 video controllers. Custom coolers are the norm of the day.
Soon enough, even your local retailer will have one or more of these devices up for sale, and we may as well give you the standard specs of the GT 740 for you to have something to compare them with.
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 is powered by a Kepler chip, not Maxwell. The GK107 has come back for another round, and it has 384 CUDA cores online, 32 TMUs (texture mapping units), 16 ROPs (raster operating units) and a 128-bit interface for the VRAM.
Speaking of which, 1 GB GDDR5 at 5 GHz is the standard memory loadout, but as we said, NVIDIA's OEMs are going every which way there.
One 6-pin power port is used to supply the needed energy (the card has a TDP of 64/65W) and the connection to monitors/TVs is made via dual-DVI and HDMI (OEM parts can have VGA and single-DVI plus HDMI, or other combos). Prices should be of around $100-110 / €100-110 or slightly higher.
