Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 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 GTX 1060 3 GB is 812 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 64 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Performs up to 83% better in Alan Wake 2 than GeForce GT 740 - 33 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $144.99 vs $188.02
- Up to 58% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than GeForce GT 740 - $4.39 vs $10.45 per FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 3 vs 1 GB
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
Updated 241514 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
33
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $144.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241514 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
9%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
25%
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$89 | MSRP | $199 |
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |