GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs GT 720

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 720 with GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GT 720
2014
1 GB or 1 GB DDR3 / GDDR5, 19 Watt
1.60

RTX 4060 Mobile outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 2758% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking96074
Place by popularitynot in top-10052
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency5.7727.25
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK208BAD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 September 2014 (10 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores1923072
Core clock speed797 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1890 MHz
Number of transistors915 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.75181.4
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPS11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1696
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3 / GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)256.0 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-DHDMIVGAPortable Device Dependent
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 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 results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 1.60
RTX 4060 Mobile 45.73
+2758%

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.

GT 720 615
RTX 4060 Mobile 17625
+2766%

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.

GT 720 730
RTX 4060 Mobile 26499
+3530%

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 HD3−4
−3633%
112
+3633%
1440p2−3
−3000%
62
+3000%
4K1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p16.33no data
1440p24.50no data
4K49.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 126
+0%
126
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 135
+0%
135
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 123
+0%
123
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 114
+0%
114
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85
+0%
85
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 117
+0%
117
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+0%
215
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 110
+0%
110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 185
+0%
185
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+0%
101
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+0%
49
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 127
+0%
127
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 62
+0%
62
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how GT 720 and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 3633% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 3000% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 3800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 45.73
Recency 29 September 2014 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB or 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 115 Watt

GT 720 has 505.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2758.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that GeForce GT 720 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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