GeForce 720A vs ATI Radeon HD 5830
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 5830 with GeForce 720A, including specs and performance data.
ATI HD 5830 outperforms 720A by a whopping 199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 709 | 1025 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.80 | 3.19 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Cypress | GF117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 February 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 July 2014 (11 years ago) |
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 | 1120 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 775 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 938 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.80 | 15.01 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.792 TFLOPS | 0.1801 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 56 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 282 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 16 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
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.
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.
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 | 4.13 | 1.38 |
| Recency | 25 February 2010 | 1 July 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 33 Watt |
ATI HD 5830 has a 199.3% higher aggregate performance score.
GeForce 720A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 430.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 5830 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 720A in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 5830 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 720A is a notebook one.
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