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).

NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

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

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

184

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

184

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	1631	1632
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