Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs GeForce 7800 GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 7800 GTX and Radeon RX 9070 GRE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 9070 GRE outperforms 7800 GTX by a whopping 7636% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1212 | 59 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | 58.29 |
| Power efficiency | 0.62 | 18.68 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | G70 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 June 2005 (20 years ago) | 8 May 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RX 9070 GRE has 582800% better value for money than 7800 GTX.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 430 MHz | 1420 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.32 | 535.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 34.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 24 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 48 MB |
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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 228 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 51.06 |
| Recency | 22 June 2005 | 8 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 220 Watt |
7800 GTX has 155.8% lower power consumption.
RX 9070 GRE, on the other hand, has a 7636.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2650% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.
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