NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM 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 GT 710

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 36% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 5.5x more texture fill rate: 15.26 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s
  • 4x more pipelines: 192 vs 48
  • 2.7x better floating-point performance: 366.3 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 95% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1048 MB
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 623 vs 426
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 212 vs 189
  • Around 68% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1946 vs 1161
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.705 vs 3.121
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.146 vs 5.005
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.64 vs 8.55
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 977 vs 660
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1494 vs 1158
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1833 vs 1626
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 977 vs 660
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1494 vs 1158
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1833 vs 1626
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 March 2014 vs 3 September 2010
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 15.26 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 192 vs 48
Floating-point performance 366.3 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1048 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 623 vs 426
PassMark - G2D Mark 212 vs 189
Geekbench - OpenCL 1946 vs 1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.705 vs 3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.146 vs 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.64 vs 8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 977 vs 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1494 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1833 vs 1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 977 vs 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1494 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1833 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

  • 1800x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 109.787 vs 100.391
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 109.787 vs 100.391

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
623
426
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
212
189
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1946
1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.705
3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
100.391
109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.146
5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.64
8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
977
660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1833
1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
977
660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1833
1626
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 623 426
PassMark - G2D Mark 212 189
Geekbench - OpenCL 1946 1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.705 3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 100.391 109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.146 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.64 8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 977 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1494 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1833 1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 977 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1494 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1833 1626
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 192

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Kepler 2.0 Fermi
Code name GK208B GF108
Launch date 27 March 2014 3 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $34.99
Place in performance rating 1488 1526
Price now $34.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 23.15

Technical info

Core clock speed 954 MHz 700 MHz
CUDA cores 192
Floating-point performance 366.3 gflops 134.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 95 °C
Pipelines 192 48
Texture fill rate 15.26 GTexel / s 2.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 292 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI Internal
Display Connectors Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Height 2.713" (6.9 cm)
Interface PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1048 MB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1.8 GB/s 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3

Technologies

3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
PhysX
PureVideo