GeForce 720A vs Quadro CX

In this comparison between GeForce 720A and Quadro CX 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 Quadro CX will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce 720A
Quadro CX

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
 
  • Quadro CX has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 720A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro CX has 1535 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 720A is 173 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • GeForce 720A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 720A is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 10−12
medium / 1080p 0−1 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A Quadro CX
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name GF117 GT200B
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 1 July 2014 11 November 2008
Pipelines 96 192
Core clock speed 775 MHz 602 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01 38.53
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1 1.3