RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs GeForce GT 720

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 720 with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

GT 720
2014
1 GB or 1 GB DDR3 / GDDR5, 19 Watt
1.59

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 5534% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency5.8021.77
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK208BAD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date29 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.

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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 cores19214080
Core clock speed797 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors915 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt285 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.751,082
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs8176
TMUs16440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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 4.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR3 / GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB or 1 GB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 (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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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.

GT 720 1.59
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.58
+5534%

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 720 613
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+5539%

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 1.59 89.58
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 5534% 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.


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