The GeForce GT 740 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550, however, it's a slightly better value for money, as it's $121.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 740
- Up to 62% cheaper – $72.98 vs $193.99
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 22% less energy – 50 vs 64 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 2 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Average FPS
42
89%
Min 1% FPS
16
80%
Price, $
$72.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/FPS
100%
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$72.98
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$118.02
In Stock
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
100%
Min 1% FPS
20
100%
Price, $
$193.99
37%
Value, $/FPS
$4.12/FPS
42%
Buy on Amazon
$193.99
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$82.99
In Stock
GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 550 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 Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Memory
1 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
72%
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
42%
Texture Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
84%
FP32
762.6 GFLOPS
63%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 740 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| $89.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 64 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 7.944 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
| 31.78 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
| 762.6 GFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
