GeForce 7950 GT vs ATI FireGL V7200

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	1199
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.04
Power efficiency	no data	0.97
Architecture	Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	R520	G71
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2005 (20 years ago)	6 August 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,279	$114.95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	550 MHz
Number of transistors	312 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.600	13.20
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	16	24

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	1x 6-pin

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	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	650 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	44.8 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

2x DVI, 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	6 August 2006
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB