Radeon X1650 XT Dual vs GeForce 7900 GT

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1144not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameG71RV560
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)30 October 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price$241 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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.

Core clock speed450 MHz525 MHz
Number of transistors278 million330 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)48 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.804.200

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-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1320 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s22.4 GB/s

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-Video2x DVI

API compatibility

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

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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2006 30 October 2006
Chip lithography 90 nm 80 nm

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