Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 113 days newer than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 64 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 82% better in Starfield than GeForce GT 740 - 20 vs 11 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
25%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $89 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
