NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT Dual vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G70 | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-7800-GT-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 278 million |
| Die size | 333 mm² | 196 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 11th, 2005 | Apr 20th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 206 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Launch price | — | 6,999 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 650 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 505 MHz 1010 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | 32.32 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 20 | 24 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 7 | 8 |
| TMUs | 20 | 24 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.400 GPixel/s | 10.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 700.0 MVertices/s | 1.300 GVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 8.000 GTexel/s | 15.60 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Triple-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 104 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI2x VGA1x S-Video | 3x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Length | — | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Board number | — | P490 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
