ATI Radeon X1600 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1600 and NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Radeon X1600

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1600

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 48% higher core clock speed: 635 MHz vs 430 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 110 nm
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 86 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 196

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2007 vs 22 June 2005
Core clock speed	635 MHz vs 430 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 110 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt vs 86 Watt
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	209 vs 196

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

4.1x more texture fill rate: 10.32 GTexel / s vs 2.54 GTexel / s
Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 800 MHz
5.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 291 vs 49
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1244 vs 1019
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1244 vs 1019

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	10.32 GTexel / s vs 2.54 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	291 vs 49
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1244 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1244 vs 1019

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

291

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

209

196

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1019

1244

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1019

1244

Name	ATI Radeon X1600	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
PassMark - G3D Mark	49	291
PassMark - G2D Mark	209	196
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1019	1244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1019	1244

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1600	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Curie
Code name	RV516	G70
Launch date	1 January 2007	22 June 2005
Place in performance rating	1244	1246
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$599
Technical info
Core clock speed	635 MHz	430 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	2.54 GTexel / s	10.32 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt	86 Watt
Transistor count	107 million	302 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Length		228 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	GDDR3