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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 64 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GT 740 - 104 vs 96 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 3 vs 1 GB
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
26%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
26%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
