NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | NV15 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G71-GT2-H-N-A2 | GeForce2 GTS |
| Architecture | Curie | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 25 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 88 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 6th, 2006 | Apr 26th, 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 2 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 96 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 2 MX |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 3 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 200 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 166 MHz 332 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 44.80 GB/s | 5.312 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 0 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.800 GPixel/s | 800.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.100 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 13.20 GTexel/s | 1.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 198 mm 7.8 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 17 mm 0.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 65 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P455 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 0.5 |
| Vertex shader | — | — |
