AMD Radeon R7 260X
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
AMD Radeon R7 260X
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon R7 260X  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GT 720.

360
Place in performance rating
808
26.29
Value for money (0-100)
6.59
GCN 2.0
Architecture
Kepler 2.0
Bonaire
Code name
GK208B
Desktop
Type
Desktop
8 October 2013 (8 years ago)
Release date
29 September 2014 (7 years ago)
$139
Launch price (MSRP)
$49
$168 (1.2x MSRP)
Price now
$92 (1.9x MSRP)
reference
Design
no data
5.21
Value for money
0.16
Bonaire
GPU code name
GK208B
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon R7 260X  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

896
Pipelines
192
no data
Core clock speed
797 MHz
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
2,080 million
Transistor count
915 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
115 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
19 Watt
61.60
Texture fill rate
12.75
1,971 gflops
Floating-point performance
306.0 gflops
no data
Maximum GPU temperature
98 °C
no data
CUDA cores
192
896
Pipelines / CUDA cores
192
1000 MHz
Boost clock speed
no data
2,080 million
Number of transistors
915 million
115 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
19 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon R7 260X and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x8
170 mm
Length
5.7" (14.5 cm)
1 x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0
no data
Height
2.713" (6.9 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon R7 260X vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR3 / GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB or 1 GB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
no data
Memory clock speed
1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s
104 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon R7 260X vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720.

2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
no data
Multi monitor support
3 displays
no data
HDCP
+
no data
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
no data
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
1
Eyefinity
no data
+
HDMI
+
-
DisplayPort support
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

no data
3D Vision
+
no data
CUDA
+
-
AppAcceleration
no data
1
FreeSync
no data
-
HD3D
no data
-
PowerTune
no data
-
TrueAudio
no data
-
ZeroCore
no data
+
DDMA audio
no data
-
Enduro
no data
no data
3D Gaming
+
no data
FXAA
+
no data
Adaptive VSync
+
no data
3D Blu-Ray
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon R7 260X and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX® 12
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.4
no data
Vulkan
1.1.126
6.3
Shader Model
5.1
2.0
OpenCL
1.2
-
Mantle
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon R7 260X and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon R7 260X or NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon R7 260X
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon R7 260X
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon R7 260X
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon R7 260X
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon R7 260X
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X

11.38% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (896 vs 192)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 1 GB or 1 GB)

More memory bandwidth (104 GB/s vs 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5))

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720

Cheaper ($92 (1.9x MSRP) vs $168 (1.2x MSRP))

Less power consumption (19 Watt vs 115 Watt)

So, AMD Radeon R7 260X or NVIDIA GeForce GT 720?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R7 260X .

AMD Radeon R7 260X versus NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.7 Out of 27 Hitesti Score
3.4 Out of 29 Hitesti Score