Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GT 720M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 78 days older than GeForce GT 720M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
- Consumes up to 87% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 33 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 111% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GT 720M - 19 vs 9 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M - 3 vs 2 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GT 720M
Mobile • Dec 25th, 2013
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Dec 25th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 12.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 719 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| 758 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
