NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | G94 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G71-GT2-H-N-A2 | G94-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 505 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 240 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 6th, 2006 | Feb 21st, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 9 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 96 in our database | 151 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 200 |
| Launch price | — | 179 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 650 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1625 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 44.80 GB/s | 57.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Shading units | — | 64 |
| SM count | — | 8 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.800 GPixel/s | 10.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.100 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 13.20 GTexel/s | 20.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 208.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 198 mm 7.8 inches | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 17 mm 0.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 65 W | 95 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P455 | P545 |
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 |
