GeForce GT 610 vs GT 720

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 720 and GeForce GT 610, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 720
2014
1 GB or 1 GB DDR3 / GDDR5, 19 Watt
1.60
+97.5%

GT 720 outperforms GT 610 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9601144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.020.01
Power efficiency5.771.91
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK208BGF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 September 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49 $39.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 720 has 100% better value for money than GT 610.

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 cores19248
Core clock speed797 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors915 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °C102 °C
Texture fill rate12.756.480
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs168

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 2.0PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm145 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)2.7" (6.9 cm)
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 / GDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GB1024 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)14.4 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-DHDMIVGADual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor support3 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

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)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
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
+97.5%
GT 610 0.81

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
+96.5%
GT 610 313

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 720 730
+97.3%
GT 610 370

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 720 2350
+83.3%
GT 610 1282

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GT 720 8
+167%
GT 610 3

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 0.81
Recency 29 September 2014 2 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 29 Watt

GT 720 has a 97.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 52.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 720 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.


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