GeForce 720A vs Quadro P500
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 720A and Quadro P500, 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 Quadro P500, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 720A
Quadro P500 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Quadro P500 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 Quadro P500 here:
Main Specs
| GeForce 720A | Quadro P500 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 3x mini-DisplayPort |
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- GeForce 720A has 10% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
- GeForce 720A is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- Quadro P500 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
- GeForce 720A is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
- GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
- Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 680 MHz higher, than GeForce 720A.
- GeForce 720A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 3012 MHz higher, than GeForce 720A.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 30−33 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 720A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Quadro P500. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 150−160 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 120−130 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 60−65 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 90−95 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 285% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 720A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro P500. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 85−90 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 9−10 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
| high / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 65−70 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Fortnite is 204% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 55−60 |
| medium / 768p | − | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 95−100 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 95−100 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 8−9 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 30−33 |
| medium / 768p | − | 20−22 |
| high / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in World of Tanks is 140% more, than GeForce 720A. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce 720A | Quadro P500 | |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Pascal |
| Code name | GF117 | GP108 |
| Type | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 July 2014 | 14 November 2017 |
| Pipelines | 96 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 775 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 938 MHz | 1519 MHz |
| Transistor count | 585 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 15.01 | 21.25 |
| Floating-point performance | 360.2 gflops | 679.9 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 5012 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 32.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.0.1 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| Laptop size | large | |
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