NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 330
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | NV37 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G71-U-N-A2 | NV37 GL |
| Architecture | Curie | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 45 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 91 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 9th, 2006 | Jun 28th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 145 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 3.200 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 24 | 4 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 10.40 GPixel/s | 1.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.300 GVertices/s | 125.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 15.60 GTexel/s | 1.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 84 W | 21 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P348 | — |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | — | 69 mm 2.7 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
