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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 740 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 729 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 102% better in Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GT 740 - 89 vs 44 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 58% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $249.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 1080 - $5.68 vs $6.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 64 vs 180 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
44
49%
Value, $/FPS
$5.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI mHDMI Graphics Cards 04G-P4-3748-KR
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
7%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$599 | MSRP | $89 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
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