NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS and NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 51 vs 31
  • 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 184 vs 64
  • 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 184 vs 64
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 August 2006 vs 1 February 2006
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 51 vs 31
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 184 vs 64
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 184 vs 64

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

  • Around 21% higher core clock speed: 425 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 83 vs 79
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 425 MHz vs 350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 110 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 83 vs 79

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
51
31
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
79
83
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
184
64
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
184
64
Name NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a
PassMark - G3D Mark 51 31
PassMark - G2D Mark 79 83
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 184 64
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 184 64

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name NV44 B2 C68
Launch date 8 August 2006 1 February 2006
Place in performance rating 1636 1638
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 350 MHz 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm 90 nm
Texture fill rate 1.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count 75 million 112 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCI
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 5.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 700 MHz
Memory type DDR2