GeForce GT 720 vs HD Graphics 3000

Place in the ranking	1187	960
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Power efficiency	no data	5.77
Architecture	Generation 6.0 (2011)	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code name	Sandy Bridge GT2+	GK208B
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	29 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	96	192
Core clock speed	650 MHz	797 MHz
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	98 °C
Texture fill rate	15.60	12.75
Floating-point processing power	0.2496 TFLOPS	0.306 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	8
TMUs	12	16

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	Ring Bus	PCIe 2.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Height	no data	2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	1-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	System Shared	DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1 GB or 1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	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	Portable Device Dependent	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support	no data	3 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

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.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.1	4.4
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.66

GT 720 1.60
+142%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 254

GT 720 615
+142%

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

−125%

18−20
+125%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

2.72

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−133%

7−8
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Hitman 3	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%