GeForce RTX 4060 vs GT 720

Aggregated performance score

GT 720
2014
1024 MB or 2048 MB DDR3 / GDDR5
1.58

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 720 by 3102% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking91851
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0246.84
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGK208BAD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 September 2014 (9 years ago)18 May 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49 $299
Current price$394 (8x MSRP)$340 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 234100% better value for money than GT 720.

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 cores1923072
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed797 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors915 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.75236.2
Floating-point performance306.0 gflopsno data

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 4.0 x8
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)240 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 / GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s17000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)272.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
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+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 720 1.58
RTX 4060 50.59
+3102%

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 720 by 3102% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 720 610
RTX 4060 19581
+3110%

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 720 by 3110% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 720 730
RTX 4060 28111
+3751%

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 720 by 3751% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD4−5
−3525%
145
+3525%
1440p2−3
−3550%
73
+3550%
4K1−2
−4300%
44
+4300%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.58 50.59
Recency 29 September 2014 18 May 2023
Cost $49 $299
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB or 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.


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