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 GTX 970
- Performs up to 1800% better in Metro Exodus than GeForce GT 740 - 19 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 64 vs 148 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$329 | MSRP | $89 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
