GeForce GT 720A vs GTX 470M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470M SLI and GeForce GT 720A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 470M SLI
2010
6.63
+345%

GTX 470M SLI outperforms GT 720A by a whopping 345% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking561977
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data3.13
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN11E-GTGF117
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 November 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2014 (10 years ago)

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 cores57696
Core clock speed535 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data33 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.40
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2976 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16.02 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-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:

900p66
+371%
14−16
−371%
Full HD77
+381%
16−18
−381%

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 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+420%
10−11
−420%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+420%
10−11
−420%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+420%
10−11
−420%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Hitman 3 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

This is how GTX 470M SLI and GT 720A compete in popular games:

  • GTX 470M SLI is 371% faster in 900p
  • GTX 470M SLI is 381% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.63 1.49
Recency 1 November 2010 1 July 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

GTX 470M SLI has a 345% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 720A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 470M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720A in performance tests.


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