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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

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 Logo
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 £78.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

GeForce GT 740

1 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 Logo
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 £78.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2420 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.

Advantages of GeForce GT 740

  • Up to 69% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - £78.11 vs £254.99
  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 64 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 645% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce GT 740 - 82 vs 11 FPS
  • Up to 56% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce GT 740 - £3.11 vs £7.10 per FPS
  • Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 12 vs 1 GB
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 Logo
GeForce GT 740

Desktop • May 29th, 2014


FPS

11

13%

Value, £/FPS

£7.1/FPS

44%

Price, £

£78.11

100%

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 £78.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

82

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.11/FPS

100%

Price, £

£254.99

30%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 Logo
GeForce GT 740

Desktop • May 29th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 Logo
GeForce GT 740

Desktop • May 29th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

7.944 GPixel/s

9%

Texel Fillrate

31.78 GTexel/s

16%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 Logo

GeForce GT 740

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

May 29th, 2014Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 700GenerationGeForce 30
$89
MSRP$329
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
1 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
128-bitBus192-bit
80.19 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
993 MHzBase Clock Speed
1320 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1777 MHz
1253 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GT 740 or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

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