Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 889 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 155% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce GT 740 - 28 vs 11 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 64 vs 250 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
26%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
26%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$549 | MSRP | $89 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
