NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 videocard review

GeForce 7800 GTX 512 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 14 November 2005. At the time of release, the videocard cost $649. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Curie microarchitecture codenamed G70.

Core clock speed - 550 MHz. Texture fill rate - 13.2 GTexel / s. Manufacturing process technology - 110 nm. Transistors count - 302 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 108 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 512 MB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1700 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 54.4 GB / s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Curie
Code name	G70
Launch date	14 November 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$649
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	550 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm
Texture fill rate	13.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	108 Watt
Transistor count	302 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	228 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3