Radeon Sky 500 vs GeForce GT 720A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 720A with Radeon Sky 500, including specs and performance data.

GT 720A
2014
1 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
1.48

Sky 500 outperforms GT 720A by a whopping 724% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking975398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.245.87
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGF117Pitcairn
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 July 2014 (10 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 years ago)

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 cores961280
Core clock speed775 MHz950 MHz
Number of transistors585 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate12.4076.00
Floating-point processing power0.2976 TFLOPS2.432 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1680

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s154 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.1-

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 720A 1.48
Sky 500 12.20
+724%

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 720A 573
Sky 500 4709
+722%

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 1.48 12.20
Recency 1 July 2014 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt

GT 720A has an age advantage of 1 year, and 354.5% lower power consumption.

Sky 500, on the other hand, has a 724.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Sky 500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 720A is a notebook card while Radeon Sky 500 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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NVIDIA GeForce GT 720A
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