GeForce GT 720 vs 8800 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 Ultra and GeForce GT 720, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 Ultra
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 171 Watt
1.67
+4.4%

8800 Ultra outperforms GT 720 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking944960
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.020.02
Power efficiency0.675.77
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameG80GK208B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 May 2007 (17 years ago)29 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$829 $49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

8800 Ultra and GT 720 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores612192
Core clock speed612 MHz797 MHz
Number of transistors681 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate39.1712.75
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS0.306 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs3216

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length270 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB or 1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1080 MHz1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth103.7 GB/s14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor supportno data3 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8800 Ultra 1.67
+4.4%
GT 720 1.60

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8800 Ultra 642
+4.4%
GT 720 615

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 1.60
Recency 2 May 2007 29 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB or 1 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 19 Watt

8800 Ultra has a 4.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 720, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 8800 Ultra and GeForce GT 720.


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