GeForce GT 720A vs GTX 470M SLI

Place in performance ranking	531	931
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.33	0.01
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N11E-GT	GF117
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 November 2010 (13 years ago)	1 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	$149	$639

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470M SLI has 43200% better value for money than GT 720A.

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	576	96
Core clock speed	535 MHz	775 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	12.40
Floating-point performance	no data	360.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 470M SLI and GeForce GT 720A compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	MXM Module

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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	16.02 GB/s
Shared memory	-	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

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no data	2.1

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:

900p	66 +371%	14−16 −371%
Full HD	79 +394%	16−18 −394%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

+450%

2−3
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Hitman 3	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Hitman 3	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1