NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | GF119 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G71-N-A2 | GF119-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Curie | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 292 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 79 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 1st, 2006 | Apr 13th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 500 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 259 USD | 59 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 145 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 600 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 810 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 660 MHz 1320 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1620 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 42.24 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 20 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 7 | — |
| TMUs | 20 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 48 |
| SM count | — | 1 |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | — | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.200 GPixel/s | 1.620 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 787.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 9.000 GTexel/s | 6.480 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 155.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 198 mm 7.8 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 49 W | 29 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P455 | P1310 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
