GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 550

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon RX 550. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon RX 550. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GT 740 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 107 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 145 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 1988 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 30−33
medium / 1080p 8−9 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon RX 550
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name GK107 Lexa
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 29 May 2014 20 April 2017
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 993 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1183 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 37.86
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
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