GeForce GT 710 vs GTX 275

Place in the ranking	726	963
Place by popularity	not in top-100	68
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	0.04
Power efficiency	1.13	5.91
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code name	GT200B	GK208
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 January 2009 (16 years ago)	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$34.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 275 has 800% better value for money than GT 710.

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	240	192
Core clock speed	633 MHz	954 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Texture fill rate	50.64	15.26
Floating-point processing power	0.6739 TFLOPS	0.3663 TFLOPS
ROPs	28	8
TMUs	80	16

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-E 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x8
Length	267 mm	145 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	448 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1134 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	127.0 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Two Dual Link DVI	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support	+	3 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	Internal

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision	-	+
PureVideo	-	+
PhysX	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.0	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+

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. 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.

GTX 275 3.47
+121%

GT 710 1.57

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.

GTX 275 1383
+121%

GT 710 625

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	16−18 +100%	8 −100%
1440p	8−9 +100%	4 −100%
4K	12−14 +100%	6 −100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	15.56 −256%	4.37 +256%
1440p	31.13 −256%	8.75 +256%
4K	20.75 −256%	5.83 +256%

GT 710 has 256% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GT 710 has 256% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GT 710 has 256% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8 +0%	8 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	5 +0%	5 +0%
Metro Exodus	5 +0%	5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	12 +0%	12 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Fortnite	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5 +0%	5 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +0%	9 +0%
Metro Exodus	4 +0%	4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
World of Tanks	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5 +0%	5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5 +0%	5 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	7 +0%	7 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5 +0%	5 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how GTX 275 and GT 710 compete in popular games:

GTX 275 is 100% faster in 1080p
GTX 275 is 100% faster in 1440p
GTX 275 is 100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.47	1.57
Recency	15 January 2009	27 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	19 Watt

GTX 275 has a 121% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1052.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 275 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.