ATI FireGL V3600 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS 20Pipes AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV630 | G70 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV630 GL | GF-7800-GT-A2 |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 302 million |
| Die size | 153 mm² | 333 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 28th, 2007 | Feb 2nd, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 7 AGP |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 299 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | 206 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 425 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 625 MHz 1250 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 40.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 120 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 20 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Compute units | 3 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 20 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 7 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.400 GPixel/s | 6.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.800 GTexel/s | 8.500 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 144.0 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 743.8 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 73 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
| Board number | B149-31 | P492 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
