The GeForce GT 740 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $51.52 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 740
- Up to 41% cheaper – $72.98 vs $124.50
- Consumes up to 61% less energy – 64 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Average FPS
42
60%
Min 1% FPS
16
46%
Price, $
$72.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
$72.98
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$118.02
In Stock
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$124.5
58%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
98%
Buy on Amazon
$124.50
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$399.00
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$422.98
In Stock
GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
36%
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
10%
Texture Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
20%
FP32
762.6 GFLOPS
15%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 740 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$89.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 7.944 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 31.78 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 762.6 GFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
