Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 782 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 1% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $188.02 vs $189.97
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 64 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 19% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GT 740 - 68 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GT 740 - $2.79 vs $3.3 per FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 6 vs 1 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
57
83.82352941176471%
Value, $/FPS
$3.3/FPS
84.54545454545455%
Price, $
$188.02
100%
Buy for $188.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315136 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
68
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.97
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $189.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315136 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
9.684261855418749%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
23.247988295537677%
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
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May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$89 | MSRP | $299 |
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 | 6 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 | 1709 MHz |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |