NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 720

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 106 Watt

Launch date	29 September 2014 vs 13 September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 106 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Around 96% higher core clock speed: 1566 MHz vs 797 MHz
Around 97% higher texture fill rate: 25.1 billion / sec vs 12.75 GTexel / s
Around 97% better floating-point performance: 601.3 gflops vs 306.0 gflops
2x more memory clock speed: 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz vs 900 MHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1322 vs 631
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 310 vs 208
2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4907 vs 2224
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.758 vs 4.418
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 302.509 vs 142.734
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.965 vs 0.395
Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 14.925 vs 8.158
Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 27.656 vs 17.317
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2160 vs 895
12x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3365 vs 280
6.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3325 vs 519
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2160 vs 895
12x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3365 vs 280
6.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3325 vs 519

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1566 MHz vs 797 MHz
Texture fill rate	25.1 billion / sec vs 12.75 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	601.3 gflops vs 306.0 gflops
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1322 vs 631
PassMark - G2D Mark	310 vs 208
Geekbench - OpenCL	4907 vs 2224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.758 vs 4.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	302.509 vs 142.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.965 vs 0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.925 vs 8.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.656 vs 17.317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2160 vs 895
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3365 vs 280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3325 vs 519
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2160 vs 895
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3365 vs 280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3325 vs 519

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

631

1322

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

208

310

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2224

4907

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.418

14.758

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

142.734

302.509

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.395

0.965

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.158

14.925

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.317

27.656

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

895

2160

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

280

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

519

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

895

2160

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

280

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

519

3325

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 720	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
PassMark - G3D Mark	631	1322
PassMark - G2D Mark	208	310
Geekbench - OpenCL	2224	4907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.418	14.758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.734	302.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.395	0.965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.158	14.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.317	27.656
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	895	2160
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	280	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	519	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	895	2160
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	280	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	519	3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 720	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	Fermi
Code name	GK208B	GF106
Launch date	29 September 2014	13 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	$129
Place in performance rating	1590	1130
Price now	$54.99	$64.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	15.44	26.46
Technical info
Core clock speed	797 MHz	1566 MHz
CUDA cores	192	192
Floating-point performance	306.0 gflops	601.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	100 °C
Pipelines	192	192
Texture fill rate	12.75 GTexel / s	25.1 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	106 Watt
Transistor count		1,170 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB or 1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)	57.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory type	DDR3 / GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
DSR
SLI