NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 79 vs 59
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 August 2006 vs 9 March 2006
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 79 vs 59

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

  • Around 60% higher core clock speed: 560 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 4.8x more texture fill rate: 6.72 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 4.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 225 vs 51
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 565 vs 184
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 565 vs 184
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 560 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 6.72 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 225 vs 51
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 565 vs 184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 565 vs 184

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
51
225
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
79
59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
184
565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
184
565
Name NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 51 225
PassMark - G2D Mark 79 59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 184 565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 184 565

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name NV44 B2 G73
Launch date 8 August 2006 9 March 2006
Place in performance rating 1636 1637
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Price now $84.95
Value for money (0-100) 2.78

Technical info

Core clock speed 350 MHz 560 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm 90 nm
Texture fill rate 1.4 GTexel / s 6.72 GTexel / s
Transistor count 75 million 177 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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 None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 5.6 GB / s 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 700 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory type DDR2 GDDR3