Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 720

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking957not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency5.83no data
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)no data
GPU code nameGK208Bno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 September 2014 (10 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49 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 cores19240
Core clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors915 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt53 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.75no data
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8no data
Length145 mmno data
Height2.713" (6.9 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 typeDDR3 / GDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)no data
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGAno data
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

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.

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 September 2014 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 53 Watt

GT 720 has 178.9% lower power consumption.

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 720 and Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 720 is a desktop card while Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
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