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 GTX 1060 3 GB
- Performs up to 19% better in Rust than GeForce GT 740 - 100 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $144.99 vs $188.02
- Up to 35% better value when playing Rust than GeForce GT 740 - $1.45 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 64 vs 120 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
100
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $144.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319288 minutes ago
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
84
84%
Value, $/FPS
$2.24/FPS
64.73214285714285%
Price, $
$188.02
77%
Buy for $188.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319288 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
9.690168333739937%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
25.83739837398374%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
---|---|---|
Aug 18th, 2016 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$199 | MSRP | $89 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
1708 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |