GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs 7800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

7800 GTX
2005
256 MB GDDR3, 86 Watt
0.75

RTX 2060 Super outperforms 7800 GTX by a whopping 5613% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking111977
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.49
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameG70Turing TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 June 2005 (18 years ago)2 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $399
Current price$176 (0.3x MSRP)$374 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

7800 GTX and RTX 2060 Super have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2176
Core clock speed430 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors302 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)86 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate10.32224.4

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 3.0 x16
Length228 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7800 GTX 0.75
RTX 2060 Super 42.85
+5613%

RTX 2060 Super outperforms 7800 GTX by 5613% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

7800 GTX 290
RTX 2060 Super 16566
+5612%

RTX 2060 Super outperforms 7800 GTX by 5612% in Passmark.

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 HD2−3
−5850%
119
+5850%
1440p1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
4K0−148

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 42.85
Recency 22 June 2005 2 July 2019
Cost $599 $399
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 86 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.


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