GeForce 720M vs 9800 GTX

Primary Details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	846	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.08	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	G92	GF117
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 March 2008 (16 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$151 (0.5x MSRP)	$312

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	96
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	675 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	33 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec	10.00
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops	240.0 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	12.8 GB/s

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	HDTVDual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	Via Adapter	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	28 March 2008	1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	33 Watt

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