Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 113 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 30% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 740 - 92 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $91.04 vs $182.79
- Up to 62% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 740 - $1.1 vs $2.86 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 64 vs 165 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
92
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
10%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$549 | MSRP | $89 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |