GeForce 720A vs GT 440

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 440 with GeForce 720A, including specs and performance data.

GT 440
2011
512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
2.00
+25.8%

GT 440 outperforms 720A by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking885953
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Power efficiency2.203.44
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF108GF117
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores9696
Core clock speed810 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speedno data938 MHz
Number of transistors585 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt33 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.9615.01
Floating-point processing power0.311 TFLOPS0.1801 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs1616

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 supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB1 GB
Standard memory config per GPU1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)16 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDMIVGADual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+2.1

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.

GT 440 2.00
+25.8%
GeForce 720A 1.59

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.

GT 440 771
+25.6%
GeForce 720A 614

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 2.00 1.59
Recency 1 February 2011 1 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 33 Watt

GT 440 has a 25.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce 720A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 97% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 440 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 720A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 440 is a desktop card while GeForce 720A is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 440
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