Quadro FX 4600 SDI vs GeForce 7900 GTO
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G71 | G80 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 October 2006 (19 years ago) | 5 March 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,999 |
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 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 81 Watt | 154 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 24.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.2304 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 96 KB |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 768 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 660 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 42.24 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2006 | 5 March 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 768 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 81 Watt | 154 Watt |
7900 GTO has 90.1% lower power consumption.
FX 4600 SDI, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GTO and Quadro FX 4600 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7900 GTO is a desktop graphics card while Quadro FX 4600 SDI is a workstation one.
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