ATI FireGL 8700 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R200 | NV44B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R200 GL | — |
| Architecture | Rage 7 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 75 million |
| Die size | 120 mm² | 110 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 14th, 2001 | Aug 8th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 250 MHz | 350 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 270 MHz 540 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.640 GB/s | 4.256 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.000 GPixel/s | 700.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 125.0 MVertices/s | 262.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.000 GTexel/s | 1.400 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | 906-00 | P262, P280 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.4 | — |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
