RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs GeForce GT 720
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 720 with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 5509% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 960 | 4 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.78 | 21.61 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK208B | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 29 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 5 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 192 | 14080 |
| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2460 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 285 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.75 | 1,082 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.306 TFLOPS | 69.27 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 176 |
| TMUs | 16 | 440 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 440 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 110 |
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 support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 type | DDR3 / GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) | 864.0 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 Connectors | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Multi monitor support | 3 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no 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.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
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.
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.
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 | 89.74 |
| Recency | 29 September 2014 | 5 January 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 285 Watt |
GT 720 has 1400% lower power consumption.
RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 5508.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 720 is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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