Radeon 740M vs GeForce GTX 970M

Place in performance ranking	333	451
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.12	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GM204	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	no data
Current price	$848 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	256
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	924 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	83.04	40.00
Floating-point performance	2,657 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon 740M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	192 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 970M 14.87
+64.1%

Radeon 740M 9.06

GeForce GTX 970M outperforms Radeon 740M by 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 970M 5742
+64%

Radeon 740M 3501

GeForce GTX 970M outperforms Radeon 740M by 64% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	136 +70%	80−85 −70%
Full HD	59 +68.6%	35−40 −68.6%
1440p	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
4K	22 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+64.3%

14−16

−64.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +121%	18−20 −121%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Battlefield 5	52 +85.7%	27−30 −85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Far Cry 5	50 +138%	21−24 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +92%	24−27 −92%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +38.6%	40−45 −38.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 +70.6%	16−18 −70.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +53.8%	35−40 −53.8%
Metro Exodus	53 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +64%	24−27 −64%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +67.9%	27−30 −67.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	36 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Battlefield 5	44 +57.1%	27−30 −57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Far Cry 5	41 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 +48%	24−27 −48%
Forza Horizon 4	131 +198%	40−45 −198%
Hitman 3	27−30 +70.6%	16−18 −70.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +53.8%	35−40 −53.8%
Metro Exodus	40 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +64%	24−27 −64%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +67.9%	27−30 −67.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 +137%	18−20 −137%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 +10.5%	18−20 −10.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Far Cry 5	29 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Forza Horizon 4	36 −22.2%	40−45 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +53.8%	35−40 −53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +67.9%	27−30 −67.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+64%

24−27

−64%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	28 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Metro Exodus	25 +108%	12−14 −108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+60%

14−16

−60%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +117%	6−7 −117%
Hitman 3	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 +125%	4−5 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +167%	6−7 −167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	6 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Metro Exodus	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+44.4%

9−10

−44.4%

This is how GTX 970M and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

GTX 970M is 70% faster in 900p
GTX 970M is 69% faster in 1080p
GTX 970M is 79% faster in 1440p
GTX 970M is 83% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M is 198% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 83% faster.

All in all, in popular games: