ATI Radeon X1950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R580+ | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R580+ XT (215BAABKA31FG) | G73-GT-N-A2 |
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 125 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 17th, 2006 | Mar 9th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 144 in our database | 83 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | GeForce 8 |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 625 MHz | 560 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 57.60 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 48 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 5 |
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 10.00 GPixel/s | 4.480 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.250 GVertices/s | 700.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 10.00 GTexel/s | 6.720 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 96 W | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | — | P456 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
