Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 550 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 550 is 1057 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than GeForce GT 740 - 67 vs 60 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 50 vs 64 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 20% cheaper than Radeon RX 550 - £71.76 vs £89.99
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
41.96513470681458%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
83.94083465398839%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$79 | MSRP | $89 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |