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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $89
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MSRP in USD: $89
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 RTX 3080 is 2287 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 58% better in Minecraft than GeForce GT 740 - 791 vs 502 FPS
- Up to 900% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 10 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 66% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $249.99 vs $725.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce RTX 3080 - $0.5 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 64 vs 320 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
502
63%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$699 | 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 |
10 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or GeForce GT 740
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
660 FPS
$2.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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735 FPS
$3.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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712 FPS
$2.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,429.99
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809 FPS
$2.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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670 FPS
$3.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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712 FPS
$2.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,439.99
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686 FPS
$1.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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676 FPS
$2.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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734 FPS
$2.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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653 FPS
$1.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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