T1000 vs GeForce 7900 GX2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 339 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.41 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | G71 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 April 2006 (20 years ago) | 6 May 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
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 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1395 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 ×2 | 78.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 ×2 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1024 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 312 mm | 156 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×2 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s ×2 | 160.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 April 2006 | 6 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 12 nm |
T1000 has an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GX2 and T1000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7900 GX2 is a desktop graphics card while T1000 is a workstation one.
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