NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M is an entry-level, DirectX 11 compatible graphics card that has been announced in spring 2013. Its core is based on the 28nm GF117 chip (Fermi architecture) with 64-bit DDR3 memory. Compared to the 710M, the GT 720M is clocked slightly higher.
Architecture
The GF117 is based on the optimized GF108 Fermi chip (GeForce GT 540M) and offers 96 shaders, 16 TMUs and 4 ROPs. Each shader core is clocked twice as fast as the rest of the graphics chip, a technique known as hot clocking. More detailed information on Fermi can be found on the GT 435M GPU page.
It should be noted that the GF117 does not offer dedicated graphic ports and can therefore only be used in conjunction with Optimus.
The GT 720M supports GPU Boost 2.0, which can automatically overclock the card if the laptop cooling system allows it. This feature is available on any notebook with a graphics card of the 700M series.
Performance
Depending on the clock rates, the 3D performance of the GeForce GT 720M is somewhat above the old GT 620M, but clearly below the GT 630M in most cases. This is due to the 64 bit memory interface, which limits the performance noticeably. In comparison to the competition, the 720M offers a performance similar to the HD Graphics 4400/4600 or Radeon HD 8570M. Overall, the card is placed in the lower performance segment. Current games (as of 2013) will run fluently only in low settings.
Features
The shader cores (also called CUDA cores) can be used for general calculations with APIs such as CUDA, DirectCompute 2.1 and OpenCL. PhysX is theoretically possible, but the GT 720M is too slow to handle both PhysX and 3D rendering in modern games. 3D Vision is not supported according to Nvidia.
Power consumption
The power consumption of the Geforce GT 720M should be relativly high (approximately 25 W), according to the high clock rates. As a result, the GPU is best suited for notebooks 14-15 inches in size or greater.
GeForce GT 700M Series
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Codename | N14M-GE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Fermi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 96 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 625 - 938 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shader Speed | 1250 - 1876 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 1800 - 2000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | DDR3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 18-23 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 28 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, Play, Optimus, GPU Boost 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 01.04.2013 |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
specvp11 snx-01 +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +

* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Riders Republic
2021
New World
2021
Days Gone
2021
Yakuza Like a Dragon
2020
Star Wars Squadrons
2020
Hunt Showdown
2020
Escape from Tarkov
2020
Need for Speed Heat
2019
FIFA 20
2019
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
F1 2019
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Anthem
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Just Cause 4
2018
Darksiders III
2018