GeForce 720A vs Radeon R7 260X

In this comparison between GeForce 720A and Radeon R7 260X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 720A will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 260X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 248% more power consumption, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce 720A and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name GF117 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 July 2014 8 October 2013
Pipelines 96 896
Core clock speed 775 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01 61.60
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
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