Radeon PRO W7900 vs GeForce GT 720M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 720M with Radeon PRO W7900, including specs and performance data.
PRO W7900 outperforms 720M by a whopping 6293% 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 | 1144 | 26 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 7.38 |
| Power efficiency | 2.43 | 17.36 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | GK208 | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 December 2013 (12 years ago) | 13 April 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 719 MHz | 1855 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 758 MHz | 2495 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 295 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.13 | 958.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2911 TFLOPS | 61.32 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 192 |
| TMUs | 16 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 96 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 96 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 280 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | DDR3 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | No outputs | 3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 2560x1600 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 2560x1600 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP content protection | + | - |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | - |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu-Ray 3D Support | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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.
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.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 14
−5971%
| 850−900
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.70 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
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120−130
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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120−130
+5900%
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| Fortnite | 13
−6054%
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800−850
+6054%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−5614%
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400−450
+5614%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−5900%
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60−65
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6
−5733%
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350−400
+5733%
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| Valorant | 30−35
−6150%
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2000−2050
+6150%
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Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−6246%
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1650−1700
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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| Dota 2 | 21
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1300−1350
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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120−130
+5900%
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| Fortnite | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−5614%
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400−450
+5614%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−5900%
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60−65
+5900%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 6
−5733%
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350−400
+5733%
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| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−5900%
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60−65
+5900%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−6011%
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550−600
+6011%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5
−5900%
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300−310
+5900%
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| Valorant | 30−35
−6150%
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2000−2050
+6150%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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| Dota 2 | 18
−6289%
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1150−1200
+6289%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−5614%
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400−450
+5614%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−6011%
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550−600
+6011%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−5733%
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350−400
+5733%
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| Valorant | 30−35
−6150%
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2000−2050
+6150%
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Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−6150%
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250−260
+6150%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 6−7
−5733%
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350−400
+5733%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
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700−750
+6264%
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| Valorant | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5900%
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60−65
+5900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−6233%
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190−200
+6233%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−5900%
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60−65
+5900%
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4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−5971%
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850−900
+5971%
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| Valorant | 5−6
−5900%
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300−310
+5900%
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4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5900%
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120−130
+5900%
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This is how GT 720M and PRO W7900 compete in popular games:
- PRO W7900 is 5971% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 66.49 |
| Recency | 25 December 2013 | 13 April 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 295 Watt |
GT 720M has 793.9% lower power consumption.
PRO W7900, on the other hand, has a 6293.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon PRO W7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 720M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon PRO W7900 is a workstation one.
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