NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is ahead by 50% on our index and meets the recommended card of 9 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 3 2
Video memory 2 GB 2 GB
Rated power 30 W 64 W
Launch price $79 $95
Index per $100 3.8 2.1
Games at recommended 64 55
Released20172014
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030; right: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 runs at recommended
- CyberCorp
- Dead Cells
- Human Fall Flat
- Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
- Subnautica
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outlast
- Shadow Warrior
And 1 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740?
Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 scores 3 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740's 2, a 50% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 meets the recommended graphics card of 64 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740, 55.