Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GT 720 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 209 days older than GeForce GT 720.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
- Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 19 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 30% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce GT 720 - 39 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 - 3 vs 1 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 720
Desktop • Sep 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 720
Desktop • Sep 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
3.188 GPixel/s
10%
Texel Fillrate
12.75 GTexel/s
12%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $49 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 12.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 797 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
