GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 900 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GK208 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 6 January 2011
Pipelines 384 1920
Core clock speed 980 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
Laptop size large
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