GeForce 9500 GT vs 7900 GS AGP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1329 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.71 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G71 | G96 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 April 2006 (20 years ago) | 29 July 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $85.99 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 20 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 175 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
| SLI options | - | + |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 660 MHz | 800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 42.24 GB/s | 25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2) |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video | Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2006 | 29 July 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
9500 GT has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.
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