GeForce GT 555M and GeForce GT 720 - video card comparison
Passmark - benchmark score GeForce GT 555M vs GeForce GT 720
GeForce GT 555M
674
GeForce GT 720
628
GeForce GT 555M
GeForce GT 720
Architecture
Fermi (2010−2014)
Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code name
N12E-GE-B
GK208B
Market segment
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
January 2011
September 2014
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0
PCI Express 2.0
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
-
None
SLI options
+
-
Boost clock speed
753 MHz
-
Core clock speed
Up to 753 MHz
797 MHz
CUDA cores
Up to 144
192
Floating-point performance
388.8 gflops
306.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Number of transistors
1,170 million
915 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
144
192
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature
-
98 °C
Texture fill rate
Up to 16.2 billion/sec
12.75
Memory type
DDR3\DDR5
DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
1 GB or 1 GB
Memory bus width
Up to 192 bit/128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
Up to 1569 MHz
1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
Up to 50.2 GB/s
14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)
Shared memory
-
-
Display Connectors
No outputs
Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support
-
3 displays
HDMI
-
+
HDCP
-
+
Maximum VGA resolution
-
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
-
Internal
DirectX
12 API
12 (11_0)
CUDA
+
+
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
Vulkan
N/A
1.1.126
3D Blu-Ray
+
+
3D Gaming
+
+
3D Vision
-
+
Optimus
+
-