Radeon 9800 PRO MAXX vs GeForce 7950 GT AGP

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	R300
GPU code name	G71	R350
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2007 (17 years ago)	no data

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 speed	500 MHz	380 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	117 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	94 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	3.040

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	AGP 8x	AGP 8x
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex	1x Molex

Memory type	GDDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	680 MBps
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	21.76 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	94 Watt

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