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ARDIYES GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5
Equipped with 4GB of GDDR5 memory and four native HDMI ports, this card drives a quad-monitor setup directly from a single PCI Express 3.0 slot. Its low-profile, single-slot design with silent cooling and included half-height bracket makes it a practical fit for compact, noise-sensitive environments. This GPU is best for office multitaskers and digital signage operators needing reliable multi-display support, not for gaming or AI workloads.
GPU GeForce GT 740
VRAM 4GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 903 MHz
TDP 64 W
Class consumer
20 Overall Score
Price CA$137
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average rt (10th percentile)
- Below average ai (10th percentile)
- Below average raster (12th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 740 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Kepler |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 903 |
| Boost Clock | 903 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 1422 |
| GPU Compute | 704 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 64 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 4 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 1080P |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
vs Competition
| Spec | ARDIYES GeForce GT 740 | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING | Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD | ASRock Challenger RX7700XT CL 12GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 740 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 7700 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 903 | 2535 | 2535 | 1785 | 3320 | 2584 |
| Tdp W | 64 | 145 | 145 | 200 | 217 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 128 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDIYES GeForce GT 740 | 10.3 | 10 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 27.5 | 13.3 | 39.6 | 42.9 | 93.7 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.7 | 59.1 | 48.1 | 52.2 | 90.1 | 91.5 | 94.7 | 94.1 | 71.8 | 61 |
| PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O Compare | 40.7 | 59.1 | 48.1 | 52.2 | 90.1 | 44.4 | 94.7 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 76.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING Compare | 44 | 62.6 | 42.5 | 50 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 65.2 | 78.2 | 88.7 | 57.3 |
| Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD Compare | 47.7 | 50.9 | 37.3 | 48.7 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 53.2 | 76.9 | 95.4 | 68.5 |
| ASRock Challenger RX7700XT CL 12GO Compare | 64.2 | 52.5 | 54 | 61.6 | 72.8 | 56.7 | 54.3 | 87.3 | 82.3 | 63.8 |
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