Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GT 740

Prices and Stock
MSRP $79

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

VisionTek Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 4K Monitor Graphics Card, 4X HDMI Outputs, Radeon Freesync 2, PCI Express 3.0, DirectX 12, Bus-Powered - 901459

Prices and Stock
MSRP $89

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

EVGA GeForce GT 740 Superclocked Single Slot 2GB DDR3 Graphics Cards 02G-P4-2742-KR

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 550 outperforms 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 Radeon RX 550 is 1057 days newer than GeForce GT 740.

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

Performs up to 17% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than GeForce GT 740 - 56 vs 48 FPS
Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 50 vs 64 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 2 vs 1 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 740

Up to 3% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Radeon RX 550 - $1.46 vs $1.50 per FPS

This is a free version of Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

FPS

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.5/FPS

97%

Price, $

$83.99

83%

FPS Winner

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for $83.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 380 minutes ago

GeForce GT 740

Desktop • May 29th, 2014

FPS

86%

Value, $/FPS

$1.46/FPS

100%

Price, $

$70

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for $70 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 379 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

GeForce GT 740

Desktop • May 29th, 2014

1920 x 1080

Very High

384

FPS

385

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

133

FPS

138

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

289

FPS

303

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 740

Desktop • May 29th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

7.944 GPixel/s

42%

Texel Fillrate

31.78 GTexel/s

84%

Radeon RX 550	vs	GeForce GT 740
Apr 20th, 2017	Release Date	May 29th, 2014
Polaris	Generation	GeForce 700
$79	MSRP	$89
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
None	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	1 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR5
128-bit	Bus	128-bit
112 GB/s	Bandwidth	80.19 GB/s
1100 MHz	Base Clock Speed	993 MHz
1183 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	Not Available
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1253 MHz