Compare graphic cards

NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 970
versus
NVIDIA logo GeForce GT 740

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 logo NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 logo
General information GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GT 740
Launched Q3 2014 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 1024 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1050 MHz 0 % 993 MHz 5.4 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 30.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 145 W 0 % 64 W 55.9 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 190 mm 39.1 %
Cooling Fans 4 0 % 1 75 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GT 740
Overall Score 49924 0 % 19620 60.7 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 33 % 5.7 %
Benchmark Score 24924 0 % 3850 84.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 772.2 0 % 338.9 56.1 %
Average DirectX performance 74.7 FPS 0 % 13 FPS 82.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 141.6 FPS 0 % 29.1 FPS 79.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 46.1 FPS 0 % 5 FPS 89.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 70.4 FPS 0 % 12 FPS 82.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 40.8 FPS 0 % 6 FPS 85.2 %
Graphic card computing 4106.5 operations/s 0 % 711.4 operations/s 82.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GT 740.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GT 740
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.4 FPS 33.9 FPS
High settings 204.1 FPS 61.0 FPS
Medium settings 244.9 FPS 73.3 FPS
Low settings 342.8 FPS 102.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 70.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GT 740.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GT 740
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.4 FPS 31.4 FPS
High settings 150.0 FPS 56.5 FPS
Medium settings 180.1 FPS 67.8 FPS
Low settings 252.1 FPS 95.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 62.3 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare graphic cards
Graphic card image
Graphic card Graphic card image
Selected graphic cards