NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GX2 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GX2 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 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 7900 GX2
- Around 54% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 325 MHz
- 32.6x more texture fill rate: 2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 6.5 GTexel / s
- 4x more maximum memory size: 2x 512 MB vs 256 MB
Core clock speed | 500 MHz vs 325 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 6.5 GTexel / s |
Maximum memory size | 2x 512 MB vs 256 MB |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500
- Around 4% higher memory clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz vs 1200 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GX2
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500
Name | NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GX2 | NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 170 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 74 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 486 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 486 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GX2 | NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Curie | Curie |
Code name | G71 | G71 |
Launch date | 30 April 2006 | 20 April 2006 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $699 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1615 |
Type | Desktop | Workstation |
Price now | $109.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.84 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 325 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 90 nm |
Texture fill rate | 2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec | 6.5 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 278 million | 278 million |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 312 mm | 173 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2x 512 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 2x 38.4 GB / s | 40.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |