GeForce 7200 GS vs ATI FireGL V7200

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1531
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	R520	G72
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2005 (19 years ago)	18 January 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,279	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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	600 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	312 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	9.600	1.800
ROPs	16	2
TMUs	16	4

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 1.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 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	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	650 MHz	334 MHz
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	5.344 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

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

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	2.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2005	18 January 2006
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB

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