NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

413
Place in performance rating
539
32.73
Value for money (0-100)
11.25
Pascal
Architecture
Kepler
GP108
Code name
GK107
Desktop
Type
Desktop
17 May 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
29 May 2014 (7 years ago)
$79
Launch price (MSRP)
$89
$167 (2.1x MSRP)
Price now
$168 (1.9x MSRP)
13.90
Value for money
1.99
N17P-G1
GPU code name
GK107
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

384
Pipelines
384
1228 MHz
Core clock speed
993 MHz
1468 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
1,800 million
Transistor count
1,270 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
30 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
35.23
Texture fill rate
31.78
1,127 gflops
Floating-point performance
762.6 gflops
384
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
1670 MHz
Boost clock speed
no data
1,800 million
Number of transistors
1,270 million
30 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
64 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740.

PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
145 mm
Length
145 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
6000 MHz
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
48.06 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
+
G-SYNC support
no data
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 is the additional functionality.

+
VR Ready
no data
+
Multi Monitor
no data
6.1
CUDA
no data
+
Multi-Projection
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
no data
6.4
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 31 15 13 10
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 18.5 11.8 9.5
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 92.7 41.6 30.7 18.6 13.7 4.82
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 105.9 35.7 24.2 15.4 8.9
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 38.4 17.6 14.9 14.2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

5.04% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($167 (2.1x MSRP) vs $168 (1.9x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (30 Watt vs 64 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (2 GB vs 1 GB)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

More memory bandwidth (80.19 GB/s vs 48.06 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 740?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 .

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

2.5 Out of 2 CpusData Score NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score NVIDIA GeForce GT 740