Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 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 280 is 69 days newer than GeForce GT 720M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 33 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 26% better in World of Tanks than GeForce GT 720M - 126 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M - 3 vs 2 GB
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 720M
Mobile • Dec 25th, 2013
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 720M
Mobile • Dec 25th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
3.032 GPixel/s
10%
Texel Fillrate
12.13 GTexel/s
11%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 25th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 700M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x 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 | 240 GB/s |
| 719 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| 758 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
