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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 RTX 3050
- Performs up to 140% better in God of War than GeForce GT 740 - 60 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $179.99 vs $249.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing God of War than GeForce GT 740 - $3.0 vs $10.0 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 64 vs 130 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
60
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
13%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$249 | MSRP | $89 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GT 740
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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$13.83/FPS
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GeForce RTX 3050
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$18.98/FPS
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$22.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
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