GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 5970, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 740 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Main Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
294 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 359% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 5970 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 268 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 160 mm longer, than GeForce GT 740.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 1012 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
180−190
medium / 768p
110−120
150−160
ultra / 1080p
55−60
75−80
QHD / 1440p
30−33
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
80−85
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 32% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
80−85
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
5−6
low / 720p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
80−85
medium / 1080p
24−27
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 39% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 61% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
6−7
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
95−100
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
24−27
40−45
medium / 768p
16−18
24−27
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 46% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
27−30
high / 768p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than GeForce GT 740.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon HD 5970
Architecture
Kepler
TeraScale 2
Code name
GK107
Hemlock
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
29 May 2014
18 November 2009
Pipelines
384
1600
Core clock speed
993 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
31.78
58.00
Floating-point performance
762.6 gflops
2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length
145 mm
305 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
25 Mh/s
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