NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M 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 720M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 97% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2610 vs 2448
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.901 vs 6.498
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 146.913 vs 140.06
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.587 vs 0.502
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.121 vs 9.613
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 22.755 vs 12.49
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2570 vs 1853
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2570 vs 1853
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 April 2013 vs 15 May 2012
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 2610 vs 2448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.901 vs 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 146.913 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.587 vs 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.121 vs 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.755 vs 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2570 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2570 vs 1853

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 775 MHz
  • Around 5% higher texture fill rate: 12.96 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
  • Around 30% better floating-point performance: 311.0 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
  • Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 676 vs 459
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 217 vs 119
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1151 vs 1047
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2073 vs 2035
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1151 vs 1047
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2073 vs 2035
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 810 MHz vs 775 MHz
Texture fill rate 12.96 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 311.0 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 676 vs 459
PassMark - G2D Mark 217 vs 119
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1151 vs 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2073 vs 2035
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1151 vs 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2073 vs 2035

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
459
676
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
119
217
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2610
2448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.901
6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
146.913
140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.587
0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.121
9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.755
12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1047
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2570
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2035
2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1047
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2570
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2035
2073
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
PassMark - G3D Mark 459 676
PassMark - G2D Mark 119 217
Geekbench - OpenCL 2610 2448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.901 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 146.913 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.587 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.121 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.755 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1047 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2570 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2035 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1047 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2570 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2035 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 170

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Essentials

Architecture Fermi 2.0 Fermi
Code name GF117 GF108
Launch date 1 April 2013 15 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1443 1445
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $99.99
Price now $99.21
Value for money (0-100) 8.89

Technical info

Boost clock speed 938 MHz
Core clock speed 775 MHz 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 240.0 gflops 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 96 96
Texture fill rate 12.4 GTexel / s 12.96 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 2560x1600
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 2560x1600
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3

Technologies

Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus