GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GT 720
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 720 and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 1529% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 992 | 252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 11 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 70.28 |
| Power efficiency | 6.36 | 28.11 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GK208B | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2014 (11 years ago) | 2 February 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $179 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 3050 6 GB has 351300% better value for money than GT 720.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 192 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 1042 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1470 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.75 | 105.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.306 TFLOPS | 6.774 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 72 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 72 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 18 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | 2.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 2 MB |
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 Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 145 mm | 242 mm |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-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 / GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) | 168.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Multi monitor support | 3 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no 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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.56 | 25.41 |
| Recency | 29 September 2014 | 2 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 70 Watt |
GT 720 has 268.4% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 1528.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.
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