Quadro FX 2700M vs GeForce GT 720M

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking10131074
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.020.02
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameN14M-GENB9E-GLM2
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 April 2013 (10 years old)14 August 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99.95
Current price$499 $296 (3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 720M and FX 2700M have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

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 cores9648
Core clock speed625 MHz530 MHz
Boost clock speed938 MHzno data
Number of transistors915 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate12.1312.72
Floating-point performance240.0 gflops127.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 720M and Quadro FX 2700M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8MXM-HE

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Standard memory configurationDDR3no data
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 - 2000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s51.14 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 2560x1600no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 2560x1600no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP content protection+no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support+no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 API11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+1.1

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 720M
1.19
+25.3%

GeForce GT 720M outperforms Quadro FX 2700M by 25% in our combined 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 720M 463
+25.1%
FX 2700M 370

GeForce GT 720M outperforms Quadro FX 2700M by 25% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 720M 4585
+63.8%
FX 2700M 2799

GeForce GT 720M outperforms Quadro FX 2700M by 64% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 HD14
+40%
10−12
−40%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1

This is how GT 720M and FX 2700M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GT 720M is 40% faster than FX 2700M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GT 720M is 100% faster than the FX 2700M.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FX 2700M is 50% faster than the GT 720M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 720M is ahead in 7 tests (26%)
  • FX 2700M is ahead in 1 test (4%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (70%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.19 0.95
Recency 1 April 2013 14 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bus width 64 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 96 48
Memory bandwidth 12.8 51.14
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce GT 720M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2700M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 720M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 2700M is a mobile workstation one.


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