NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 vs ATI Radeon X1800 GTO²

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 and ATI Radeon X1800 GTO² 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.

NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2

ATI Radeon X1800 GTO²

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
35.3x more texture fill rate: 2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 6 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 2x 512 MB vs 512 MB
Around 21% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 990 MHz
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 202 vs 141

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 June 2006 vs 1 March 2006
Texture fill rate	2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 6 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	2x 512 MB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 990 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	202 vs 141

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1800 GTO²

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	415 vs 413

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO²

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

202

141

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

413

415

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2	ATI Radeon X1800 GTO²
PassMark - G3D Mark	202	141
PassMark - G2D Mark	413	415

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2	ATI Radeon X1800 GTO²
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	R500
Code name	G71	R520
Launch date	5 June 2006	1 March 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$599
Place in performance rating	383	384
Price now	$54.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	4.54
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec	6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt
Transistor count	278 million	321 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
Length	270 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 38.4 GB / s	31.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	990 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3