The GeForce GT 740 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $47.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 740
- Up to 39% cheaper – $72.98 vs $119.99
- Consumes up to 63% less energy – 64 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Average FPS
42
58%
Min 1% FPS
16
43%
Price, $
$72.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/FPS
95%
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$72.98
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$118.02
In Stock
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$119.99
60%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 590 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 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
31%
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
16%
Texture Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
14%
FP32
762.6 GFLOPS
11%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 740 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
$89.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 7.944 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 31.78 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 762.6 GFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
