GeForce 720A vs Radeon HD 5830

When choosing between GeForce 720A and Radeon HD 5830, 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 HD 5830.

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 430% more power consumption, than GeForce 720A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce 720A and Radeon HD 5830 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 25 MHz higher, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 2000 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 Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Fermi 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GF117 Cypress
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 July 2014 25 February 2010
Pipelines 96 1120
Core clock speed 775 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01 44.80
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
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