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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 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 GeForce RTX 3050 is 2777 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 59% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - £71.76 vs £173.98
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 64 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 44% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 740 - 102 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 8 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
13.971157228279987%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
22.34880450070324%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$89 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 740 or GeForce RTX 3050
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
83 FPS
£7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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84 FPS
£11.13/FPS
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Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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