GeForce GT 740 vs GTX 550 Ti
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GeForce GT 740, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 550 Ti outperforms GT 740 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 705 | 718 |
| Place by popularity | 60 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.69 | 0.19 |
| Power efficiency | 2.39 | 4.09 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 29 May 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | $89 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 550 Ti has 263% better value for money than GT 740.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 993 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 116 Watt | 64 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 31.78 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 0.7626 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 145 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4.1 GB/s | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 98.4 GB/s | 80.19 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Octane Render OctaneBench
This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 38
+8.6%
| 35−40
−8.6%
|
| Full HD | 37
+23.3%
| 30−35
−23.3%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.03
−35.7%
| 2.97
+35.7%
|
- GT 740 has 36% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+6%
|
50−55
−6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+13.3%
|
60−65
−13.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+6%
|
50−55
−6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+6%
|
50−55
−6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27−30
−11.1%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+14.3%
|
35−40
−14.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
This is how GTX 550 Ti and GT 740 compete in popular games:
- GTX 550 Ti is 9% faster in 900p
- GTX 550 Ti is 23% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.48 | 3.29 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 29 May 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 116 Watt | 64 Watt |
GTX 550 Ti has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score.
GT 740, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 81.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GeForce GT 740.
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