NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G73 | GT215 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G73-GT-N-A2 | GT215-450-A2 |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 177 million | 727 million |
| Die size | 125 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 2nd, 2006 | Oct 12th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 200 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 83 in our database | 27 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 400 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 560 MHz | 506 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1012 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | — |
| TMUs | 12 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 48 |
| SM count | — | 6 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.480 GPixel/s | 4.048 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 700.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.720 GTexel/s | 8.096 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 97.15 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 40 W | 58 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P473 | — |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| CUDA | — | 1.2 |
