The GeForce GT 720 was an entry-level graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on September 29th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GK208B graphics processor, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_0, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The GK208B graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 87 mm² and 1,020 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GT 730, which uses the same GPU but has all 384 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GT 720 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 192 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, and 8 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 1,024 MB DDR3 memory with the GeForce GT 720, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 797 MHz, memory is running at 800 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 19 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGA. GeForce GT 720 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x8 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 49 US Dollars.