NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 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 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2x more pipelines: 192 vs 96
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 3.4x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 142.734 vs 140.06
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 17.317 vs 12.49
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 September 2014 vs 15 May 2012
Pipelines 192 vs 96
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 142.734 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 17.317 vs 12.49

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

  • Around 2% higher core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 797 MHz
  • Around 2% higher texture fill rate: 12.96 GTexel / s vs 12.75 GTexel / s
  • Around 2% better floating-point performance: 311.0 gflops vs 306.0 gflops
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 681 vs 631
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 225 vs 208
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2473 vs 2224
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.498 vs 4.418
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.502 vs 0.395
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 9.613 vs 8.158
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1151 vs 895
  • 6.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1853 vs 280
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2073 vs 519
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1151 vs 895
  • 6.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1853 vs 280
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2073 vs 519
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 810 MHz vs 797 MHz
Texture fill rate 12.96 GTexel / s vs 12.75 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 311.0 gflops vs 306.0 gflops
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 681 vs 631
PassMark - G2D Mark 225 vs 208
Geekbench - OpenCL 2473 vs 2224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.498 vs 4.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.502 vs 0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.613 vs 8.158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1151 vs 895
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1853 vs 280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2073 vs 519
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1151 vs 895
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1853 vs 280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2073 vs 519

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
631
681
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
208
225
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2224
2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.418
6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
142.734
140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.395
0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.158
9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17.317
12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
895
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
280
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
519
2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
895
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
280
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
519
2073
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
PassMark - G3D Mark 631 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 208 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 2224 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.418 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 142.734 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.395 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.158 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 17.317 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 895 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 280 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 519 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 895 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 280 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 519 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 170

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Essentials

Architecture Kepler 2.0 Fermi
Code name GK208B GF108
Launch date 29 September 2014 15 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $49 $99.99
Place in performance rating 1590 1440
Price now $54.99 $99.21
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 15.44 8.89

Technical info

Core clock speed 797 MHz 810 MHz
CUDA cores 192
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C
Pipelines 192 96
Texture fill rate 12.75 GTexel / s 12.96 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 585 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

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 4.4 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB or 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 / GDDR5 DDR3

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA