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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2420 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 75% better in Far Cry 6 than GeForce GT 740 - 110 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 12 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 75% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $70.0 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 64 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD 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
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
9.31301289566237%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
15.969849246231158%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
| $329 | MSRP | $89 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GT 740
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$14.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.97/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$9.49/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
$14.36/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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71 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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