GeForce GT 420 OEM vs GT 720

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking960not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency5.77no data
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK208BGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 September 2014 (10 years ago)3 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19248
Core clock speed797 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors915 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.752.800
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPS0.1344 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs164

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 supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm145 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3 / GDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)28.8 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+2.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 September 2014 3 September 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 50 Watt

GT 720 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 163.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 720 and GeForce GT 420 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.


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