NVIDIA GeForce 710M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 710M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 710M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 24% better floating-point performance: 297.6 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
  • Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 454 vs 450
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 125 vs 119
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 148.156 vs 146.913
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 11.718 vs 10.121
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3075 vs 2570
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3325 vs 2035
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3075 vs 2570
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3325 vs 2035
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 July 2013 vs 1 April 2013
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 454 vs 450
PassMark - G2D Mark 125 vs 119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 148.156 vs 146.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.718 vs 10.121
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3075 vs 2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3325 vs 2035
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3075 vs 2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3325 vs 2035

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

  • Around 8% higher core clock speed: 775 MHz vs 719 MHz
  • Around 17% higher boost clock speed: 938 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2612 vs 2457
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.901 vs 6.51
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.587 vs 0.577
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 22.755 vs 19.855
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1047 vs 1030
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1047 vs 1030
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 775 MHz vs 719 MHz
Boost clock speed 938 MHz vs 800 MHz
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 2612 vs 2457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.901 vs 6.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.587 vs 0.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.755 vs 19.855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1047 vs 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1047 vs 1030

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 710M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
454
450
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
125
119
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2457
2612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.51
6.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
148.156
146.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.577
0.587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.718
10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.855
22.755
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1030
1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3075
2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3325
2035
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1030
1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3075
2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3325
2035
Name NVIDIA GeForce 710M NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
PassMark - G3D Mark 454 450
PassMark - G2D Mark 125 119
Geekbench - OpenCL 2457 2612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.51 6.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 148.156 146.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.577 0.587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.718 10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 19.855 22.755
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1030 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3075 2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3325 2035
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1030 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3075 2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3325 2035
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 710M NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler 2.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name GK208 GF117
Launch date 24 July 2013 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1387 1438
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz 938 MHz
Core clock speed 719 MHz 775 MHz
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 240.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 96 96
Texture fill rate 12.4 GTexel / s 12.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 2560x1600 Up to 2560x1600
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 2560x1600 Up to 2560x1600
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200 Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536 Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0 PCI Express 2.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 API 12 API
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3 DDR3

Technologies

Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus