NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G70 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-7800-U-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 333 mm² | 125 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 14th, 2005 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 649 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 206 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 480 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 5 |
| TMUs | 24 | 12 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.000 GPixel/s | 3.840 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.000 GVertices/s | 600.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 5.760 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 228 mm 9 inches | — |
| TDP | 108 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Board number | P348 | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 38 mm 1.5 inches | — |
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 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Mar 13th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Quadro FX Go |
