GeForce 720M vs Quadro 5000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 692 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.38 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GF117 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 February 2011 (15 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 352 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 513 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 152 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.57 | 10.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7223 TFLOPS | 0.24 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 8 |
| TMUs | 44 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 704 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 640 KB | 128 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2.5 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 February 2011 | 1 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2.5 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 152 Watt | 33 Watt |
Quadro 5000 has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GeForce 720M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 361% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 5000 and GeForce 720M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 720M is a notebook one.
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