VIA Chrome9 HC vs NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
Comparative analysis of VIA Chrome9 HC and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the VIA Chrome9 HC
- Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 168 vs 160
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 March 2007 vs 9 March 2006 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 168 vs 160 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
- 450x more core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 1 MHz
- 64.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 258 vs 4
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 450 MHz vs 1 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 258 vs 4 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: VIA Chrome9 HC
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | VIA Chrome9 HC | NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 4 | 258 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 168 | 160 |
Compare specifications (specs)
VIA Chrome9 HC | NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT | |
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Essentials |
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Code name | VN896 | G71 |
Launch date | 1 March 2007 | 9 March 2006 |
Place in performance rating | 1019 | 1020 |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Architecture | Curie | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 1 MHz | 450 MHz |
Pipelines | 2 | |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | |
Texture fill rate | 10.8 GTexel / s | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 48 Watt | |
Transistor count | 278 million | |
API support |
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DirectX | onboard | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 2.1 | |
Memory |
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Shared memory | 1 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | |
Memory bandwidth | 42.2 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 1320 MHz | |
Memory type | GDDR3 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin |