The GeForce GT 740 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $284.02 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 740
- Up to 79% cheaper – $74.98 vs $359.00
- Consumes up to 57% less energy – 64 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Average FPS
42
65%
Min 1% FPS
17
53%
Price, $
$74.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
100%
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$74.98
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$102.13
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$175.08
In Stock
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, $
$359
20%
Value, $/FPS
$5.52/FPS
32%
Buy on Amazon
$359.00
In Stock
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$359.00
In Stock
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$157.99
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$359.00
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$359.00
In Stock
GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 970 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 740 vs GeForce GTX 970 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
36%
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texture Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
26%
FP32
762.6 GFLOPS
19%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 740 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$89.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 7.944 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| 31.78 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| 762.6 GFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
