GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M470. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M470. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 20 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 M470
Architecture Kepler 2.0 GCN 2
Code name GK208 Saturn
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 980 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 48.00
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.5
Laptop size large
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