Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 1055 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 100% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GT 740 - 18 vs 9 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $129.99 vs $249.99
- Up to 74% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GT 740 - $7.22 vs $27.78 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 64 vs 185 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
18
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
18%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
16%
AMD Radeon RX 580 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$229 | MSRP | $89 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |