7900 GS vs 7900 GT

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Price now 241$
Games supported 48%
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
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  • Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 450 MHz
  • Max video memory 256 MB
  • Memory type GDDR3
  • Memory clock speed 1320 MHz
  • Maximum resolution
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
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  • Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 450 MHz
  • Max video memory 256 MB
  • Memory type GDDR3
  • Memory clock speed 1320 MHz
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 160$
Games supported 48%

General info

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

Place in performance rating10871089
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG71G71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 March 2006 (17 years old)1 May 2006 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$259
Current price$241 $160 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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.

Core clock speed450 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors278 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)48 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate10.809.000

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data198 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1320 MHz1320 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s42.24 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

7900 GT 0.65
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7900 GS 0.64
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Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

7900 GT 258
+2%
7900 GS 253

GeForce 7900 GT outperforms GeForce 7900 GS by 2% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 0.65 0.64
Recency 9 March 2006 1 May 2006
Thermal design power (TDP) 48 Watt 49 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
GeForce 7900 GT

and

NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
GeForce 7900 GS

The differences in performance seem too small.


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Competitors of GeForce 7900 GT by AMD

The nearest GeForce 7900 GT's AMD equivalent is Radeon HD 6450A, which is faster by 2% and higher by 3 positions in our performance rating.

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Competitors of GeForce 7900 GS by AMD

According to our data, the closest equivalent to GeForce 7900 GS by AMD is Radeon HD 8330E, which is slower by 2% and lower by 2 positions in our rating.

AMD Radeon HD 8330E Radeon HD 8330E
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User rating

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