The GeForce GT 740 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $475.68 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 740
- Up to 88% cheaper – $63.06 vs $538.74
- Consumes up to 64% less energy – 64 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 1080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Average FPS
42
46%
Min 1% FPS
16
32%
Price, €
€63.06
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.5/FPS
100%
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€63.06
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€106.32
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GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, €
€538.74
11%
Value, €/FPS
€5.85/FPS
26%
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€538.74
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€538.74
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€538.74
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€449.55
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GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
25%
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
7%
Texture Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
11%
FP32
762.6 GFLOPS
9%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.873 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 740 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
$89.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 7.944 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| 31.78 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 277.3 GTexel/s |
| 762.6 GFLOPS | FP32 | 8.873 TFLOPS |
