Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 7870 XT is 556 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 64 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 11% better in DOOM Eternal than GeForce GT 740 - 147 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 2 vs 1 GB
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
25%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
33%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $270 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
