AMD Radeon 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Comparison

# The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti dominates the AMD Radeon 740M in every recorded benchmark. In the two shared tests, the GTX 1070 Ti leads by 383.9% in Geekbench OpenCL and by 291.9% in Geekbench Vulkan. The average benchmark score confirms the gap: 14,277 for the GTX 1070 Ti versus 12,870 for the Radeon 740M. The GTX 1070 Ti wins all 2 head-to-head comparisons, while the Radeon 740M wins none.

For desktop gamers and anyone installing a dedicated graphics card, the GTX 1070 Ti is the clear choice. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, 256-bit bus, and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth provide the memory subsystem that the Radeon 740M simply lacks, since the latter relies on system shared memory. The GTX 1070 Ti also reaches the 56th percentile among all GPUs, three points above the Radeon 740M's 53rd percentile.

The Radeon 740M has one decisive advantage: it is an integrated processor graphics solution drawing 45 W, with no power connectors and no slot width. For thin-and-light laptops or compact systems where a discrete card is impossible, the Radeon 740M is the only option here. Its 4 nm process node and RDNA 3.0 architecture bring modern features, including 4 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support. But the performance data shows it cannot compete with the GTX 1070 Ti in raw throughput.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti scores 49,219 versus 10,172 for the AMD Radeon 740M, a 383.9% advantage.

Q: Which GPU has better Vulkan performance?

A: The GTX 1070 Ti scores 61,006 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the Radeon 740M scores 15,568, giving the NVIDIA card a 291.9% lead.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each GPU?

A: The GTX 1070 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR5 with a 256-bit bus and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 740M uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU supports ray tracing?

A: Only the AMD Radeon 740M has ray tracing cores, featuring 4 RT cores. The GTX 1070 Ti has no ray tracing cores.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The GTX 1070 Ti has a 180 W TDP, requires a dual-slot cooler, and needs a 1x 8-pin power connector with a suggested 450 W PSU. The Radeon 740M has a 45 W TDP, is an IGP with no power connectors, and needs no suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU is newer?

A: The Radeon 740M was released on 2024-01-30 and is active in production. The GTX 1070 Ti was released on 2017-11-01 and is end-of-life.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different design philosophies and manufacturing eras. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti uses the GP104 chip built on the Pascal architecture, manufactured by TSMC on a 16 nm process. The die measures 314 mm² and packs 7,200 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 22.9 million per mm². The Pascal generation predates hardware ray tracing, so the GTX 1070 Ti has no RT cores and no tensor cores.

The AMD Radeon 740M uses the Phoenix2 chip built on RDNA 3.0, also manufactured by TSMC but on a 4 nm process. The die is 137 mm² with 20,900 million transistors, giving a much higher density of 152.6 million per mm². This is a modern integrated GPU design, part of the Navi III IGP generation, and it includes 4 ray tracing cores. The RDNA 3.0 architecture supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Pascal architecture supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The compute capabilities reflect the architectural divide. The GTX 1070 Ti offers 8.186 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Radeon 740M offers 2.867 TFLOPS. In FP16, the difference is stark: the GTX 1070 Ti delivers 127.9 GFLOPS at a 1:64 ratio, while the Radeon 740M delivers 2.867 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio. The RDNA 3.0 design favors mixed-precision workloads, but the Pascal card's sheer scale overwhelms it in raw FP32 and FP16 throughput.

Specification Differences

The core counts differ massively. The GTX 1070 Ti has 2,432 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The Radeon 740M has 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. This 9.5x difference in shading units explains much of the performance gap. The pixel rates follow: 107.7 GPixel/s for the GTX 1070 Ti versus 22.40 GPixel/s for the Radeon 740M, and texture rates of 255.8 GTexel/s versus 44.80 GTexel/s.

Clock speeds favor the Radeon 740M on paper. The AMD part boosts to 2800 MHz with an 800 MHz base, while the GTX 1070 Ti runs at 1607 MHz base and 1683 MHz boost. The memory clocks differ fundamentally: the GTX 1070 Ti uses 2002 MHz memory at 8 Gbps effective, while the Radeon 740M relies on system shared memory.

The form factors could not be more different. The GTX 1070 Ti is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, with a 1x 8-pin power connector. The Radeon 740M is an IGP with no slot width, no dimensions listed, and no power connectors. The GTX 1070 Ti connects via PCIe 3.0 x16, while the Radeon 740M uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs also differ: the GTX 1070 Ti offers 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Radeon 740M's outputs are motherboard dependent.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows only two shared benchmarks, and the GTX 1070 Ti wins both decisively. In Geekbench OpenCL, the GTX 1070 Ti scores 49,219 against 10,172 for the Radeon 740M, a delta of 383.9%. This is not a marginal victory; the NVIDIA card outperforms the AMD integrated solution by nearly four times. In Geekbench Vulkan, the GTX 1070 Ti scores 61,006 versus 15,568, a 291.9% lead.

Beyond the shared tests, the GTX 1070 Ti has a broader benchmark footprint. It records scores in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 1,471, Geekbench Metal at 22,180, and multiple Passmark tests: 90 in DirectX 10, 107 in DirectX 11, 51 in DirectX 12, 207 in DirectX 9, 876 in G2D, 14,674 in G3D, and 7,165 in GPU compute. The Radeon 740M has no recorded scores in these tests, limiting direct comparison but also showing the GTX 1070 Ti's wider compatibility coverage.

The average benchmark scores place the GTX 1070 Ti at 14,277, which is 1,407 points higher than the Radeon 740M's 12,870. The nearest rival data contextualizes the GTX 1070 Ti: it sits 0.3% below the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, 0.5% below the AMD Radeon Vega 11, 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, and 0.7% below the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11. The Radeon 740M, by contrast, sits 0.2% above the AMD FirePro W5100, 0.3% above the AMD Radeon Pro 455, 0.3% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590, and 0.4% below the AMD Radeon RX 580. Both GPUs compete in a similar average-score neighborhood, but the GTX 1070 Ti holds the edge.

Where Each One Wins

The GTX 1070 Ti wins in every performance category measured. It is faster in compute-heavy workloads, as shown by the OpenCL and Vulkan deltas. It has dedicated memory with 256.3 GB/s bandwidth, which matters for texture-heavy games and high-resolution rendering. Its 64 ROPs provide strong rasterization throughput, and its 8.186 TFLOPS FP32 performance handles demanding shader workloads. The GTX 1070 Ti also benefits from a full PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, which maximizes data transfer to the CPU.

The Radeon 740M wins in efficiency and integration. Its 45 W TDP is a quarter of the GTX 1070 Ti's 180 W, making it suitable for systems without discrete power delivery. It requires no power connectors and takes no slot space, fitting into compact laptop chassis. The 4 nm process node and RDNA 3.0 architecture bring modern features, including 4 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support, which the older Pascal card lacks. The Radeon 740M also offers higher clock speeds (2800 MHz boost versus 1683 MHz) and a 1:1 FP16 ratio, which could benefit certain compute tasks if the workload fits within the smaller memory footprint.

For users building a desktop with room for a dedicated card, the GTX 1070 Ti is the performance winner. For users needing a low-power integrated solution in a portable device, the Radeon 740M is the only viable choice. The benchmark data does not support any scenario where the Radeon 740M outperforms the GTX 1070 Ti in raw speed, but its architectural features and power profile define a different use case entirely.