GeForce GT 120M vs ATI FireGL V7200
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1341 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.98 |
| Architecture | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | R520 | G96C |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) | 15 June 2009 (16 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 312 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.600 | 8.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.08 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 16 | 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 16 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 | No outputs |
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 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 15 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 55 nm |
GT 120M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 64% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7200 and GeForce GT 120M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7200 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 120M is a notebook one.
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