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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 RTX 3050
- Performs up to 15% better in Counter-Strike 2 than GeForce GT 740 - 374 vs 324 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 8 vs 1 GB
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
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
13.971157228279987%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
22.34880450070324%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
| $249 | MSRP | $89 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GT 740
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
261 FPS
£2.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£3.52/FPS
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8 GB, N/A Storage
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