ASRock Arc A750 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
SOYO GeForce GT 740 4GB DDR3
What Buyers Say
ASRock Arc A750 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
Users generally praise the Arc A750 for its excellent media encoding/decoding, strong 1080p performance, and great value for budget builds. While some experienced early driver hiccups, coil whine, and a DOA card, most found it stable and a solid upgrade from older GPUs. A few noted it runs hot when idle due to fanless operation and may require tinkering, but overall it's recommended for tech-savvy budget buyers.
Pros
- Excellent media encoding/decoding
- Great 1080p performance
- Good value for budget builds
- Stable after initial setup
- Quiet when idle (fans off)
Cons
- Driver issues and early adopter pains
- Coil whine (diminishes over time)
- Runs hot when idle (fans off)
- DOA card reported
- Requires tinkering for some games
SOYO GeForce GT 740 4GB DDR3
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock Arc A750 Challenger | SOYO GeForce GT 740 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Arc A750 | GeForce GT 740 |
| Brand | Intel | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Xe-HPG (Alchemist) | Kepler |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 225 | 64★ |
| Recommended PSU | 650★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 2★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 1080P |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 271★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.4000000953674316★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | Low Profile |
| Weight | — | 0.59 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | XeSS | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Arc A750 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
- Strong affordability (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong connectivity (75th percentile)
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Strong social proof (65th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (22nd percentile)
- Below average ai (26th percentile)
- Below average raster (29th percentile)
- Below average rt (34th percentile)
SOYO GeForce GT 740 4GB DDR3
- Strong affordability (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (71st percentile)
- Below average compute (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average vram (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average rt (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average raster (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
ASRock Arc A750 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
SOYO GeForce GT 740 4GB DDR3
Verdict
Scores 42 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 31 specs.