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$249.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $89
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MSRP in USD: $89
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GT 740 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 520 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GT 740 is 1142 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Performs up to 15% better in Sons Of The Forest than GeForce GT 520 - 23 vs 20 FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 68% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $79.99 vs $249.99
- Up to 63% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than GeForce GT 740 - $4.0 vs $10.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 29 vs 64 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
23
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.87/FPS
36%
Price, $
$249.99
31%
FPS Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI mHDMI Graphics Cards 04G-P4-3748-KR
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EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $89 | MSRP | $59 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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