GeForce 6800 vs GT 720

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 720 and GeForce 6800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 720
2014
1 GB or 1 GB DDR3 / GDDR5, 19 Watt
1.60
+452%

GT 720 outperforms 6800 by a whopping 452% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9601335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency5.77no data
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGK208BNV41
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 September 2014 (10 years ago)8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49 $39.99

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 cores192no data
Core clock speed797 MHz325 MHz
Number of transistors915 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.753.900
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs1612

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 Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 1.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 / GDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s300 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)19.2 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
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)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.42.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
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.

GT 720 1.60
+452%
GeForce 6800 0.29

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 720 615
+449%
GeForce 6800 112

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 1.60 0.29
Recency 29 September 2014 8 November 2004
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB or 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm

GT 720 has a 451.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 720 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.


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