NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2

NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 83% higher core clock speed: 1006 MHz vs 550 MHz
159.3x more texture fill rate: 2x 102.9 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 13.2 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 90 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 2x 2 GB vs 512 MB
4.3x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Launch date	19 November 2013 vs 6 August 2006
Core clock speed	1006 MHz vs 550 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 102.9 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 13.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 2 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT

3.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 250 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.396
PassMark - G3D Mark		344
PassMark - G2D Mark		189

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Curie
Code name	GK104	G71
Launch date	19 November 2013	6 August 2006
Place in performance rating	878	881
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$114.95
Price now		$114.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.99
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1072 MHz
Core clock speed	1006 MHz	550 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 2,470 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	2x 1152
Texture fill rate	2x 102.9 GTexel / s billion / sec	13.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	65 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	278 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	279 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	9.0c
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 2 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 192.3 GB / s	44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3