GeForce GT 720 vs GTX 670

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 670 and GeForce GT 720, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 670
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
13.83
+764%

GTX 670 outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 764% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking377960
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.480.02
Power efficiency5.585.78
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGK104GK208B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2012 (12 years ago)29 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 670 has 17300% better value for money than GT 720.

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 cores1344192
Core clock speed915 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °C98 °C
Texture fill rate109.812.75
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS0.306 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs11216

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length241 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB or 1 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR564 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support4 displays3 displays
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray++
3D Gaming++
3D Vision++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
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 670 13.83
+764%
GT 720 1.60

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 670 5329
+767%
GT 720 615

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 670 7000
+859%
GT 720 730

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 670 15568
+562%
GT 720 2350

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 670 15634
+793%
GT 720 1750

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 670 11611
+667%
GT 720 1514

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 670 49
+513%
GT 720 8

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.83 1.60
Recency 10 May 2012 29 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 19 Watt

GTX 670 has a 764.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 720, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 794.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 670 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.


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