NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 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 720
- Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Around 71% higher pipelines: 192 vs 112
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 65 nm
- 5.5x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 105 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB or 1 GB vs 512 MB
- Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 631 vs 463
- 4.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 208 vs 49
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 29 September 2014 vs 29 October 2007 |
| Pipelines | 192 vs 112 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 65 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 19 Watt vs 105 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 1 GB or 1 GB vs 512 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 631 vs 463 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 208 vs 49 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
- Around 88% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 797 MHz
- 2.6x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 12.75 GTexel / s
- Around 10% better floating-point performance: 336.0 gflops vs 306.0 gflops
- 6.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 519
- 6.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 519
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz vs 797 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 33.6 billion / sec vs 12.75 GTexel / s |
| Floating-point performance | 336.0 gflops vs 306.0 gflops |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3346 vs 519 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3346 vs 519 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 631 | 463 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 208 | 49 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 2224 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.418 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 142.734 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.395 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 8.158 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 17.317 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 895 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 280 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 519 | 3346 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 895 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 280 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 519 | 3346 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 | Tesla |
| Code name | GK208B | G92 |
| Launch date | 29 September 2014 | 29 October 2007 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $349 |
| Place in performance rating | 1590 | 1399 |
| Price now | $54.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 15.44 | |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 192 | 112 |
| Floating-point performance | 306.0 gflops | 336.0 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | 105 °C |
| Pipelines | 192 | 112 |
| Texture fill rate | 12.75 GTexel / s | 33.6 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 19 Watt | 105 Watt |
| Transistor count | 754 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | S / PDIF |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | 9" (22.9 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 6-pin & 8-pin |
| SLI options | 2-way | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) | 57.6 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 / GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Technologies |
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| 3D Blu-Ray | ||
| 3D Gaming | ||
| 3D Vision | ||
| Adaptive VSync | ||
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| High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit | |
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