NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | G96 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G71-N-A2 | NB9E-GE |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | UMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 1st, 2006 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 259 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 145 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 625 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 660 MHz 1320 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1550 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 42.24 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 20 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 7 | — |
| TMUs | 20 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 32 |
| SM count | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.200 GPixel/s | 5.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 787.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 9.000 GTexel/s | 10.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 99.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 198 mm 7.8 inches | — |
| TDP | 49 W | 45 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | P455 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jul 29th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M (9700M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-II |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 100M |
