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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Boost Clock
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $89
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MSRP in USD: $89
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2420 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 167% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GT 740 - 56 vs 21 FPS
- Up to 36% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GT 740 - $5.75 vs $8.95 per FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 12 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 42% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $188.02 vs $322.15
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 64 vs 170 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$322.15
58%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
21
37.5%
Value, $/FPS
$8.95/FPS
64.24581005586593%
Price, $
$188.02
100%
EVGA GeForce GT 740 Superclocked Single Slot 4GB DDR3 Graphics Cards 04G-P4-2744-KR
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
9.31301289566237%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
15.969849246231158%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
| $329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GT 740
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
35 FPS
$24.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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46 FPS
$25.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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50 FPS
$24.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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36 FPS
$44.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$23.26/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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50 FPS
$44.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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45 FPS
$26.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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50 FPS
$28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$29.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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