GeForce 720A vs Radeon HD 8450G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8450G + Radeon HD 8570M Dual Graphics and GeForce 720A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8450G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics
2012
1.51
+9.4%

HD 8450G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics outperforms 720A by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9961025
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data3.19
ArchitectureTerascale 3 / GCN (2012)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameno dataGF117
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2012 (13 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 cores57696
Core clock speed720 / 650 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speedno data938 MHz
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data33 Watt
Texture fill rateno data15.01
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1801 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-2.1

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
God of War 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
God of War 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Valorant 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
God of War 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Valorant 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
God of War 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Valorant 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Valorant 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
God of War 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Valorant 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
God of War 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 1.38
Recency 12 March 2012 1 July 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

HD 8450G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 720A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 8450G + Radeon HD 8570M Dual Graphics and GeForce 720A.

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