ATI FireGL V7100 vs GeForce 7600 GS AGP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | G71 | R480 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 July 2006 (19 years ago) | 1 December 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,099 |
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 | 500 MHz | 507 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 160 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 91 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.000 | 6.084 |
| ROPs | 8 | 12 |
| TMUs | 12 | 12 |
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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 211 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 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 | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 725 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 23.2 GB/s | 33.28 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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) | 9.0b (9_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2006 | 1 December 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 91 Watt |
7600 GS AGP has an age advantage of 1 year, a 44% more advanced lithography process, and 237% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7600 GS AGP and FireGL V7100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7600 GS AGP is a desktop graphics card while FireGL V7100 is a workstation one.
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