ATI Xbox 360 GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI Xbox 360 GPU and NVIDIA GeForce 7800 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.

ATI Xbox 360 GPU

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Xbox 360 GPU

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 25% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 400 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Launch date	22 November 2005 vs 11 August 2005
Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Xbox 360 GPU
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT

Name	ATI Xbox 360 GPU	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark		244
PassMark - G2D Mark		273

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Xbox 360 GPU	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Curie
Code name	Xenos	G70
Launch date	22 November 2005	11 August 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	624
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$449
Price now		$80
Value for money (0-100)		3.16
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	400 MHz
Floating-point performance	240 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	240
Texture fill rate	8 GTexel / s	8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	232 million	302 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		226 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	N / A	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB / s	32.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3