GeForce GT 720 vs RTX 4060 Ti 8G
Aggregated performance score
RTX 4060 Ti 8G outperforms GT 720 by 3233% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 43 | 916 |
| Place by popularity | 79 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 38.64 | 0.02 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | AD106 | GK208B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 May 2023 (less than a year ago) | 29 September 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $49 |
| Current price | $424 | $394 (8x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 4060 Ti 8G has 193100% better value for money than GT 720.
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 | 4352 | 192 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 2310 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2535 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 98 °C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 12.75 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 306.0 gflops |
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 | no data | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 5.7" (14.5 cm) |
| Height | no data | 2.713" (6.9 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR6 | DDR3 / GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB or 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 18000 MHz | 1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) |
| 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 | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 3 displays |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| HDCP | no data | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | no data | + |
| 3D Gaming | no data | + |
| 3D Vision | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | no data | + |
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.
RTX 4060 Ti 8G outperforms GT 720 by 3233% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RTX 4060 Ti 8G outperforms GT 720 by 4591% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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 | 173
+3360%
| 5−6
−3360%
|
| 1440p | 90
+4400%
| 2−3
−4400%
|
| 4K | 53
+5200%
| 1−2
−5200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 175
+3400%
|
5−6
−3400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 85−90
+4200%
|
2−3
−4200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 90−95
+4450%
|
2−3
−4450%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+3300%
|
4−5
−3300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 140−150
+3475%
|
4−5
−3475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 137
+3325%
|
4−5
−3325%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 201
+3250%
|
6−7
−3250%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 173
+3360%
|
5−6
−3360%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+3675%
|
4−5
−3675%
|
| Hitman 3 | 160−170
+3260%
|
5−6
−3260%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+3700%
|
3−4
−3700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+4150%
|
2−3
−4150%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 222
+3600%
|
6−7
−3600%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
+4550%
|
2−3
−4550%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 85−90
+4200%
|
2−3
−4200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 90−95
+4450%
|
2−3
−4450%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+3300%
|
4−5
−3300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 140−150
+3475%
|
4−5
−3475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 113
+3667%
|
3−4
−3667%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 193
+3760%
|
5−6
−3760%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 166
+4050%
|
4−5
−4050%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+3675%
|
4−5
−3675%
|
| Hitman 3 | 160−170
+3260%
|
5−6
−3260%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+3700%
|
3−4
−3700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 134
+3250%
|
4−5
−3250%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+4150%
|
2−3
−4150%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 193
+3760%
|
5−6
−3760%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 277
+3363%
|
8−9
−3363%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
+4550%
|
2−3
−4550%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 85−90
+4200%
|
2−3
−4200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 90−95
+4450%
|
2−3
−4450%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+3300%
|
4−5
−3300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 101
+3267%
|
3−4
−3267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 180
+3500%
|
5−6
−3500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 147
+3575%
|
4−5
−3575%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+3675%
|
4−5
−3675%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 141
+3425%
|
4−5
−3425%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
+4550%
|
2−3
−4550%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 90−95
+4500%
|
2−3
−4500%
|
| Hitman 3 | 100−110
+3467%
|
3−4
−3467%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+3900%
|
2−3
−3900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 79
+3850%
|
2−3
−3850%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+4400%
|
1−2
−4400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 121
+3933%
|
3−4
−3933%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+5700%
|
1−2
−5700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 60−65
+6100%
|
1−2
−6100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+3333%
|
3−4
−3333%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60
+5900%
|
1−2
−5900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 134
+3250%
|
4−5
−3250%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 127
+4133%
|
3−4
−4133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+3733%
|
3−4
−3733%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 101
+3267%
|
3−4
−3267%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+5200%
|
1−2
−5200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 55−60
+5700%
|
1−2
−5700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 49
+4800%
|
1−2
−4800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 59
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 79
+3850%
|
2−3
−3850%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 35−40
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+6400%
|
1−2
−6400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 67
+3250%
|
2−3
−3250%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 70
+3400%
|
2−3
−3400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+3750%
|
2−3
−3750%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30 | 0−1 |
This is how RTX 4060 Ti 8G and GT 720 compete in popular games:
- RTX 4060 Ti 8G is 3360% faster than GT 720 in 1080p
- RTX 4060 Ti 8G is 4400% faster than GT 720 in 1440p
- RTX 4060 Ti 8G is 5200% faster than GT 720 in 4K
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 52.66 | 1.58 |
| Recency | 18 May 2023 | 29 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB or 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 19 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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