Tegra X1 vs GeForce GT 720

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	916	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.02	no data
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	GK208B	GM20B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 September 2014 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	no data
Current price	$394 (8x MSRP)	$239

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	192	256
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	797 MHz	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	2,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	20 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	12.75	16.00
Floating-point performance	306.0 gflops	no 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 support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	IGP
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	DDR3 / GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB or 1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)	no 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	No outputs
Multi monitor support	3 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported GPU 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.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Maximum RAM amount	1 GB or 1 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	28 nm	20 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	15 Watt

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