GeForce 7800 GS+ AGP vs 6200 PCI

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameNV44 A2G71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 January 2008 (16 years ago)28 September 2006 (18 years ago)

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 speed280 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors75 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm90 nm
Texture fill rate1.1207.200
ROPs216
TMUs416

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).

InterfacePCIAGP 8x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz625 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s40 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 January 2008 28 September 2006
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 90 nm

6200 PCI has an age advantage of 1 year.

7800 GS+ AGP, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 22.2% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 6200 PCI and GeForce 7800 GS+ AGP. We've got no test results to judge.


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