GeForce 720A vs Radeon R9 380X

In this comparison between GeForce 720A and Radeon R9 380X 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 R9 380X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
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 R9 380X has 475% more power consumption, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380X 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 R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce 720A and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 720A is 1030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

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 Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 3.0
Code name GF117 Antigua
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 July 2014 19 November 2015
Pipelines 96 2048
Core clock speed 775 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz 970 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01 124.2
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops 3,973 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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