GeForce GT 720 OEM vs ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 2009 (16 years ago) | 29 October 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 993 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 15.89 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.3813 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 4 | 16 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MBps | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 28.51 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x VHDCI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 50 Watt |
ATI 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1 has 56.3% lower power consumption.
GT 720 OEM, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1 and GeForce GT 720 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 720 OEM is a desktop one.
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