NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 and AMD Radeon R7 250 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 720

AMD Radeon R7 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 720

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 75 Watt

Launch date	29 September 2014 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 75 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

Around 76% higher texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 12.75 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
2.3x better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 306.0 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB or 1 GB
Around 28% higher memory clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1051 vs 631
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 208
3.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7525 vs 2224
4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.161 vs 4.418
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 304.279 vs 142.734
4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.655 vs 0.395
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 8.158
5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 17.317
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2179 vs 895
11.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 280
6.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 519
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2179 vs 895
11.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 280
6.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 519

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s vs 12.75 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 192
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops vs 306.0 gflops
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB or 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1051 vs 631
PassMark - G2D Mark	283 vs 208
Geekbench - OpenCL	7525 vs 2224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.161 vs 4.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	304.279 vs 142.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.655 vs 0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.046 vs 8.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	96.934 vs 17.317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2179 vs 895
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170 vs 280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 519
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2179 vs 895
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170 vs 280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 519

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

631

1051

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

208

283

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2224

7525

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.418

20.161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

142.734

304.279

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.395

1.655

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.158

30.046

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.317

96.934

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

895

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

280

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

519

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

895

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

280

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

519

3356

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 720	AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G3D Mark	631	1051
PassMark - G2D Mark	208	283
Geekbench - OpenCL	2224	7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.418	20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.734	304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.395	1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.158	30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.317	96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	895	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	280	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	519	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	895	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	280	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	519	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 720	AMD Radeon R7 250
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GK208B	Oland
Launch date	29 September 2014	8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	$89
Place in performance rating	1590	1087
Price now	$54.99	$78.34
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	15.44	27.62
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Technical info
Core clock speed	797 MHz
CUDA cores	192
Floating-point performance	306.0 gflops	716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C
Pipelines	192	384
Texture fill rate	12.75 GTexel / s	22.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	75 Watt
Boost clock speed		1050 MHz
Stream Processors		384
Transistor count		1,040 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	N / A
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB or 1 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)	72 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory type	DDR3 / GDDR5	DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync