ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 GL | — |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 278 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 196 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2002 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 324 MHz | 375 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 276 MHz 552 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17.66 GB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | 20 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | 7 |
| TMUs | 8 | 20 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.592 GPixel/s | 6.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 324.0 MVertices/s | 656.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.592 GTexel/s | 7.500 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 37 W | 20 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | 990-00 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Apr 18th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce Go 7 (Go 7000) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-II |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce Go 6 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8M |
