ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX

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Combined performance score

7900 GTX
1.00
+33.3%

GeForce 7900 GTX outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 33% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking10641112
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.01no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG71R600
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years old)6 November 2007 (16 years old)
Current price$228 no data
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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data240
Core clock speed650 MHz601 MHz
Number of transistors278 million720 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate15.607.212
Floating-point performanceno data288.48 gflops

Size and 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-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

Memory

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 amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s51.2 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

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. 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 GTX 1.00
+33.3%
ATI HD 2900 GT 0.75

GeForce 7900 GTX outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 33% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

7900 GTX 387
+32.5%
ATI HD 2900 GT 292

GeForce 7900 GTX outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 33% 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 score 1.00 0.75
Recency 9 March 2006 6 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce 7900 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 GT in performance tests.


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