Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 340 days older than GeForce GT 720.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
- Consumes up to 93% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 19 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 100% better in Alan Wake 2 than GeForce GT 720 - 34 vs 17 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 - 4 vs 1 GB
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 720
Desktop • Sep 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$49 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 12.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 797 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
