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$127.22
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$469
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$399
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $89
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MSRP in USD: $89
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 113 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 23% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than GeForce GT 740 - 81 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $127.22 vs $188.02
- Up to 45% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than GeForce GT 740 - $1.57 vs $2.85 per 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
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
81
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
66
81.48148148148148%
Value, $/FPS
$2.85/FPS
55.08771929824562%
Price, $
$188.02
67%
EVGA GeForce GT 740 Superclocked Single Slot 4GB DDR3 Graphics Cards 04G-P4-2744-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
12.041837198726695%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
25.942857142857147%
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 |
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