NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT and NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 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 7950 GT

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 28% higher core clock speed: 550 MHz vs 430 MHz
Around 28% higher texture fill rate: 13.2 GTexel / s vs 10.32 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 86 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 348 vs 291

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 August 2006 vs 22 June 2005
Core clock speed	550 MHz vs 430 MHz
Texture fill rate	13.2 GTexel / s vs 10.32 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 110 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 86 Watt
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	348 vs 291

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 196 vs 153

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	196 vs 153

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

348

291

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

153

196

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
PassMark - G3D Mark	348	291
PassMark - G2D Mark	153	196
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1244

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Curie
Code name	G71	G70
Launch date	6 August 2006	22 June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$114.95	$599
Place in performance rating	1066	1261
Price now	$114.95
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	2.99
Technical info
Core clock speed	550 MHz	430 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	13.2 GTexel / s	10.32 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	86 Watt
Transistor count	278 million	302 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Length		228 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	44.8 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3