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$249.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $89
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MSRP in USD: $89
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MSRP in USD: $249
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$179.99
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Boost Clock
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$199.99
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2777 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 64 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 57% better in Sea of Thieves than GeForce GT 740 - 135 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $179.99 vs $249.99
- Up to 54% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than GeForce GT 740 - $1.33 vs $2.91 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 8 vs 1 GB
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
EVGA GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI mHDMI Graphics Cards 04G-P4-3748-KR
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
13%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
22%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $89 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 740 or GeForce RTX 3050
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
106 FPS
$7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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93 FPS
$8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$810.89
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112 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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115 FPS
$8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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125 FPS
$9.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,172
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115 FPS
$7.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869
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138 FPS
$16.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,329
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112 FPS
$7.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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115 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$929
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