RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs GeForce GT 720
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 720 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 4716% 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 | 978 | 9 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 2.19 |
| Power efficiency | 6.34 | 9.68 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GK208B | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 29 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $8,565 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 10850% 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 | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.75 | 1,968 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.306 TFLOPS | 126 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 192 |
| TMUs | 16 | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 188 |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 304 mm |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-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 type | DDR3 / GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) | 1.79 TB/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 | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| 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 compatibility
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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 | 1.58 | 76.10 |
| Recency | 29 September 2014 | 18 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 600 Watt |
GT 720 has 3057.9% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 4716.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 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 PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.
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