ATI Radeon X1950 XTX vs NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1950 XTX and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 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 X1950 XTX

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 XTX

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 16% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 560 MHz
Around 55% higher texture fill rate: 10.4 GTexel / s vs 6.72 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 43% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Launch date	17 October 2006 vs 9 March 2006
Core clock speed	650 MHz vs 560 MHz
Texture fill rate	10.4 GTexel / s vs 6.72 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1950 XTX
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Name	ATI Radeon X1950 XTX	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark		225
PassMark - G2D Mark		59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		565

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1950 XTX	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Curie
Code name	R580+	G73
Launch date	17 October 2006	9 March 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$199
Place in performance rating	not rated	1642
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$84.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.78
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	560 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	10.4 GTexel / s	6.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	40 Watt
Transistor count	384 million	177 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
Length	230 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	GDDR3