Similar to Fermi and Kepler, the GM107/GM108 support DirectX 12 with feature level 11_0 only.Īccording to our benchmarks, the GeForce 840M is about 30 percent faster than the old GT 740M and just slightly behind a GeForce GT 750M (DDR3 version). Many games of 2013/2014 can be played fluently in WXGA resolution (1366 x 768) and medium or high detail settings. The larger size can process some of the memory traffic to allow for a relatively narrow memory interface without significantly reducing performance. Smaller Streaming Multiprocessors (SMM) with only 128 ALUs (Kepler: 192) and an optimized scheduler should lead to better utilization of the shaders. Nvidia promises that a Maxwell SMM with 128 ALUs can offer 90 percent of the performance of a Kepler SMX with 192 ALUs. GM108 features 3 SMMs and thus 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs and 8 ROPs (64-bit interface).Īnother optimization is the massively enlarged L2 cache. The 840M offers 384 shader units clocked at 1029 MHz (+ Boost) as well as 2 GB of DDR3 memory (64 bit, 2000 MHz effective).Ĭompared to Kepler, Maxwell has been optimized in several details to increase power efficiency. The NVIDIA GeForce 840M is a mid-range DirectX 12-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in March 2014. It is one of the first cards based on Nvidia's new Maxwell architecture (GM108 chip), but is still manufactured in 28 nm. Release date information for the GeForce GT 730 is unavailable.NVIDIA GeForce 840M ► remove from comparison For instance, Newegg is selling this MSI variant, which is overclocked and includes 2GB of GDDR5 RAM, for $119.99 (with rebate card). Though the MSRP for the 750Ti is roughly $150, if you just look around for a bit on the Internet, you can find one for significantly cheaper. With the 750Ti, you’ll be able to do some mid-range gaming without sacrificing an arm and a leg. However, if you want a decent, gaming-capable graphics card without spending a fortune, we recommend you save up a bit, and opt for a card based on Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 750Ti.
Regardless of what model you’re talking about, the GeForce GT 730 is no powerhouse, and is probably best fit for someone rocking an integrated graphics chip from a few years back, or a PC that can’t accommodate a larger, more powerful graphics card that can be relegated to home theater duty. Exact pricing details are currently unavailable, but one report claims that the GT 730 is expected to sell for under $89. On the back, you’ll find HDMI, DVI, and DisplayPort connectors.
A version of the GT 730 with 4GB of RAM should be available at some point.Įach of these cards supports a maximum resolution of 2560×1600, as well as DirectX 12. However, this version will see its memory count sliced in half to 1GB. Finally, there’s the “high end” version of the GeForce GT 730, which maintains the same amount of cores and base clock speed, ups the memory clock to 5Gbps, and replaces the DDR3 memory with 64-bit GDDR5 RAM. The DDR3 RAM gets doubled to 2GB, but the memory interface gets bumped down to 64-bit. The next model up on the food chain bumps the cores and the base clock to 384 and 902MHz, respectively.
One model will sport 96 cores, a base clock of 700MHz, and 1GB of 128-bit DDR3 RAM clocked at 1.8Gbps. The Nvidia GeForce GT 730 will come in one of three flavors. Dubbed the GT 730, this new card is possibly the furthest thing that Nvidia could have released after it launched the $3,000 Titan Z late last month. Nvidia just revealed the newest addition to the company’s GeForce-branded roster of graphics cards.