NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 SE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G71-D-H-N-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 125 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 5th, 2006 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 599 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 96 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 350 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective | 333 MHz 666 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 21.31 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 5 |
| TMUs | 24 | 12 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.000 GPixel/s | 2.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.000 GVertices/s | 437.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 4.200 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | — |
| TDP | 110 W | 20 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | P502 | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Apr 18th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce Go 7 (Go 7000) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce Go 6 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8M |
