GeForce 720A vs Radeon R7 Carrizo

When choosing between GeForce 720A and Radeon R7 Carrizo, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce 720A and Radeon R7 Carrizo.

Radeon R7 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 Carrizo is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R7 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 720A has 175% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
  • GeForce 720A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce 720A and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 12−14
medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GF117 Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 July 2014 4 June 2015
Pipelines 96 512
Core clock speed 775 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Laptop size medium sized
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