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GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GT 740

1 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

Generic GeForce GTX 740 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 4 GB GDDR5 Outperforms GT 730 by 2.4X and 0.8X GT 1030 CUDA 384 Base 993 MHz Memory 1150 MHz HDMI/VGA/DVI Needs NO Power Cable

Buy for €63.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6890 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for €265.76 on Amazon

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Updated 6889 minutes ago

GeForce GT 740

1 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

Generic GeForce GTX 740 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 4 GB GDDR5 Outperforms GT 730 by 2.4X and 0.8X GT 1030 CUDA 384 Base 993 MHz Memory 1150 MHz HDMI/VGA/DVI Needs NO Power Cable

Buy for €63.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6890 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for €265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6889 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $89

Generic GeForce GTX 740 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 4 GB GDDR5 Outperforms GT 730 by 2.4X and 0.8X GT 1030 CUDA 384 Base 993 MHz Memory 1150 MHz HDMI/VGA/DVI Needs NO Power Cable

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC, Gaming Graphics Card - NVIDIA RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6 Memory, 192-bit, 15 Gbps

ASUS Gaming Graphics Card - GeForce Dual RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6, RGB, LHR, Ray Tracing, DLSS

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 740 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2420 days newer than GeForce GT 740.

Advantages of GeForce GT 740

Up to 42% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $1.07 vs $1.83 per FPS
Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 64 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 146% better in Battlefield 1 than GeForce GT 740 - 145 vs 59 FPS
Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 12 vs 1 GB

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Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • May 29th, 2014

FPS

59

41%

Value, €/FPS

€1.07/FPS

100%

Price, €

€63.06

100%

Value Winner

Generic GeForce GTX 740 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 4 GB GDDR5 Outperforms GT 730 by 2.4X and 0.8X GT 1030 CUDA 384 Base 993 MHz Memory 1150 MHz HDMI/VGA/DVI Needs NO Power Cable

Buy for €63.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6890 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

145

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.83/FPS

58%

Price, €

€265.76

23%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for €265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6889 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • May 29th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

343

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

33

FPS

104

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

518

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

384

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

74

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • May 29th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

7.944 GPixel/s

9%

Texel Fillrate

31.78 GTexel/s

16%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 740	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
May 29th, 2014	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 700	Generation	GeForce 30
$89	MSRP	$329
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
1 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	192-bit
80.19 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
993 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1253 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GT 740 or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

STGAubron Gaming PC Image

STGAubron Gaming PC

134 FPS

€6.45/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€864.86

In Stock

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ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC

129 FPS

€5.76/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€743.23

In Stock

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Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC

131 FPS

€6.91/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€905.08

In Stock

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Centaurus Warlock 7 Gaming Desktop PC

139 FPS

€7.78/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,081.07

In Stock

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Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC

132 FPS

€8.87/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€1,170.27

In Stock

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CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

135 FPS

€9.34/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,261.25

In Stock

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC

129 FPS

€11.08/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,428.91

In Stock

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Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC

145 FPS

€16.15/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-14900K

64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€2,341.44

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

133 FPS

€8.77/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-11600KF

16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€1,166.66

In Stock

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ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC

132 FPS

€8.19/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,081.06

In Stock

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€488.41

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€180.17

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€972.96