GT 720 vs GTX 850A

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Combined performance score

GTX 850A
2.71
+72.6%

GTX 850A outperforms GT 720 by 73% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking765915
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.02
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGM107GK208B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 March 2014 (10 years old)29 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49
Current priceno data$394 (8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores640192
CUDA coresno data192
Core clock speed902 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speed936 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate37.4412.75
Floating-point performance1,198 gflops306.0 gflops

Size and 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 supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Lengthno data5.7" (14.5 cm)
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 typeDDR3DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB or 1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor supportno data3 displays
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Rayno data+
3D Gamingno data+
3D Visionno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA5.0+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 850A 2.71
+72.6%
GT 720 1.57

GTX 850A outperforms GT 720 by 73% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 850A 1049
+72%
GT 720 610

GTX 850A outperforms GT 720 by 72% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.71 1.57
Recency 17 March 2014 29 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 19 Watt

The GeForce GTX 850A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850A
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