NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 6200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS and NVIDIA GeForce 6200 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 7600 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 4x more texture fill rate: 4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.2 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
  • Around 45% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 550 MHz
  • 4.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 157 vs 37
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 42 vs 31
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 March 2006 vs 11 October 2004
Core clock speed 400 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 550 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 157 vs 37
PassMark - G2D Mark 42 vs 31

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6200

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
157
37
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
42
31
Name NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS NVIDIA GeForce 6200
PassMark - G3D Mark 157 37
PassMark - G2D Mark 42 31
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 331

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS NVIDIA GeForce 6200

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name G73 NV43 A2
Launch date 22 March 2006 11 October 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $84.99 $39.99
Place in performance rating 1675 1677
Price now $84.99 $39.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 2.06 1.46

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 110 nm
Texture fill rate 4.8 GTexel / s 1.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 27 Watt
Transistor count 177 million 146 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Length 191 mm

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s 8.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 550 MHz
Memory type DDR2 DDR