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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2777 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 165% better in Fortnite than GeForce GT 740 - 82 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 57% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $70.0 vs $161.99
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 64 vs 130 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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Generic GeForce GTX 740 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 4 GB GDDR5 Outperforms GT 730 by 2.4X and 0.8X GT 1030 CUDA 384 Base 993 MHz Memory 1150 MHz HDMI/VGA/DVI Needs NO Power Cable
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
13.971157228279987%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
22.34880450070324%
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
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
73 FPS
$10.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$13.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
$24.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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80 FPS
$20.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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73 FPS
$11.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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64 FPS
$13.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$14.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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73 FPS
$13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
$9.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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