NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GX2 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | G80 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 681 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 484 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G80-850-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 30th, 2006 | Mar 5th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 599 USD | 1,999 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 145 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1200 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 768 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 67.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| Shading units | — | 96 |
| SM count | — | 12 |
| Cache L2 | — | 96 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.000 GPixel/s | 12.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.000 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 24.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 230.4 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 312 mm 12.3 inches | 229 mm 9 inches |
| TDP | 110 W | 134 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P278, P378 | P356 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 (1.0) |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.0 |
