GMA 950 vs GeForce 7900 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1262not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.99no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Generation 3.5 (2005)
GPU code nameG71Lakeport
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 March 2006 (20 years ago)1 May 2005 (20 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 speed450 MHz166 MHz
Number of transistors278 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)48 Watt7 Watt
Texture fill rate10.800.66
ROPs161
TMUs244

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 1.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed660 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2006 1 May 2005
Power consumption (TDP) 48 Watt 7 Watt

7900 GT has an age advantage of 10 months.

GMA 950, on the other hand, has 586% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GT and GMA 950. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop graphics card while GMA 950 is a notebook one.

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