NVIDIA GeForce 720M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF117 | GP106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N14M-GE | GP106-400-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 4,400 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 200 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 700M | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 600M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 800M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 625 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1250 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1709 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 80 |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| SM count | 2 | 10 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 1536 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.500 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 10.00 GTexel/s | 136.7 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 240.0 GFLOPS | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 20.00 GFLOPS (1:12) | 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 33 W | 120 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Length | — | 250 mm 9.8 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | PG410 SKU 30 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jul 19th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 10 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 900 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 20 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 299 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 117 in our database |
