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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
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$1,999.99
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Boost Clock
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$819.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $89
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MSRP in USD: $89
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper 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 GeForce RTX 3090 is 2287 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 373% better in Diablo IV than GeForce GT 740 - 227 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 2300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 24 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 87% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $188.02 vs $1438.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Diablo IV than GeForce RTX 3090 - $3.92 vs $6.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 64 vs 350 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.33/FPS
61.92733017377567%
Price, $
$1438
13%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
48
21.145374449339208%
Value, $/FPS
$3.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$188.02
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 740 Superclocked Single Slot 4GB DDR3 Graphics Cards 04G-P4-2744-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
4.1854583772392%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
5.715827338129496%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
| $1499 | 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 |
24 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3090 or GeForce GT 740
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
192 FPS
$18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,529.95
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103 FPS
$41.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,288.88
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201 FPS
$11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,359.99
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162 FPS
$20.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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144 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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144 FPS
$21.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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147 FPS
$10.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,610.35
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144 FPS
$20.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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152 FPS
$19.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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192 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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