Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce 7100 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7100 GS and Radeon RX 5700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

7100 GS
2006
128 MB DDR2
0.13

RX 5700 XT outperforms 7100 GS by a whopping 32638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking143894
Place by popularitynot in top-10041
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.08
Power efficiencyno data13.05
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNV44 B2Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 August 2006 (18 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2560
Core clock speed350 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1905 MHz
Number of transistors75 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rate1.400304.8
Floating-point processing powerno data9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs264
TMUs4160

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data272 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeDDR2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed266 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth4.256 GB/s448.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

7100 GS 0.13
RX 5700 XT 42.56
+32638%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

7100 GS 51
RX 5700 XT 16456
+32167%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD-0−1129
1440p-0−178
4K-0−149

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.09
1440pno data5.12
4Kno data8.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 175
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175
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Counter-Strike 2 93
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93
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Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 133
+0%
133
+0%
Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 76
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76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 138
+0%
138
+0%
Fortnite 223
+0%
223
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 177
+0%
177
+0%
Valorant 313
+0%
313
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 78
+0%
78
+0%
Battlefield 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Dota 2 92
+0%
92
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Fortnite 179
+0%
179
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 154
+0%
154
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 166
+0%
166
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+0%
154
+0%
Valorant 294
+0%
294
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+0%
148
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
+0%
93
+0%
Valorant 159
+0%
159
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 143
+0%
143
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 286
+0%
286
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 119
+0%
119
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 72
+0%
72
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 93
+0%
93
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%
Valorant 242
+0%
242
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 53
+0%
53
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45
+0%
45
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.13 42.56
Recency 8 August 2006 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 7 nm

RX 5700 XT has a 32638.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7100 GS in performance tests.

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