GeForce 720A vs GeForce GTX 960

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 720A and GeForce GTX 960. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 720A and GeForce GTX 960. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A GeForce GTX 960
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 263% more power consumption, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 960 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 352 MHz higher, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A and GeForce GTX 960 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 720A is 1993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A GeForce GTX 960
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GF117 GM206
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 July 2014 22 January 2015
Pipelines 96 1024
Core clock speed 775 MHz 1127 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01 72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops 2,413 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.1 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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