ATI Xbox 360 GPU 45nm vs GeForce 7950 GX2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1270 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.45 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Xenos Vejle |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 June 2006 (20 years ago) | 19 June 2010 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 372 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 133 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 ×2 | 8.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.24 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 ×2 | 16 |
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 | IGP |
| Length | 270 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | 512 MB ×2 | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s ×2 | 22.4 GB/s |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | N/A |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 June 2006 | 19 June 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 133 Watt |
7950 GX2 has 21% lower power consumption.
ATI Xbox 360 GPU 45nm, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7950 GX2 and Xbox 360 GPU 45nm. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7950 GX2 is a desktop graphics card while Xbox 360 GPU 45nm is a notebook one.
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