ATI Radeon HD 4720 vs GeForce GT 415M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1213not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.32no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGF108RV730
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 September 2010 (15 years ago)11 December 2011 (13 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 cores48320
Core clock speed500 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors585 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt55 Watt
Texture fill rate4.00019.20
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs832
L1 Cache64 KB64 KB
L2 Cache256 KB128 KB

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data193 mm
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz667 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.34 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 September 2010 11 December 2011
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 55 Watt

GT 415M has a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 358.3% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 4720, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 415M and Radeon HD 4720. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 415M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 4720 is a desktop one.

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