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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M is 380 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 740 - 77 vs 71 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 36% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 64 vs 100 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
71
92%
Value, $/FPS
$3.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI mHDMI Graphics Cards 04G-P4-3748-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
27%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
44%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| Solar System | Generation | GeForce 700 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $89 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
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