NVIDIA GeForce 720A vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF117 | GK208 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N14M-GE | GK208-320-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Kepler 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 1,020 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 87 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 700A | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 600A | — |
| Successor | GeForce 800A | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 775 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1876 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 938 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 967 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.752 GPixel/s | 7.736 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 15.01 GTexel/s | 30.94 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 180.1 GFLOPS | 742.7 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 15.01 GFLOPS (1:12) | 30.94 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 33 W | 19 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Length | — | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P2130 SKU 4 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 27th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 700 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 49 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 600 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 900 |
