RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs GeForce GT 720

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 720 with RTX 4500 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

GT 720
2014, $49
1 GB or 1 GB DDR3 / GDDR5, 19 Watt
1.56

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 4129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking99527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency6.3624.34
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK208BAD103
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date29 September 2014 (11 years ago)9 August 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores1927680
Core clock speed797 MHz2070 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2580 MHz
Number of transistors915 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt210 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.75619.2
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPS39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs880
TMUs16240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60
L1 Cache16 KB7.5 MB
L2 Cache128 KB48 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 supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm245 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-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 / GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GB24 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)432.0 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9
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.

GT 720 1.56
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 65.98
+4129%

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 720 659
Samples: 1753
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 27849
+4126%
Samples: 110

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 720 2310
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 194345
+8313%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GT 720 3346
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 170140
+4985%

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 65.98
Recency 29 September 2014 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB or 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 210 Watt

GT 720 has 1005.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 4129.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 720 is a desktop graphics card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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