GeForce 720A vs GeForce GTX 1050 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 720A and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 720A stacks up against GeForce GTX 1050 mobile, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile 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 GeForce GTX 1050 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 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 No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 579 MHz higher, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5008 MHz higher, than GeForce 720A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Pascal
Code name GF117 GP107B
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 July 2014 3 January 2017
Pipelines 96 640
Core clock speed 775 MHz 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz 1493 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01 59.72
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 7008 MHz
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 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1 +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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