ATI Radeon LE vs GeForce 7950 GX2

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1293	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.33	no data
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code name	G71	Rage 6
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 June 2006 (19 years ago)	1 May 2001 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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.

Core clock speed	500 MHz	148 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	30 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	12.00 ×2	0.89
ROPs	16 ×2	2
TMUs	24 ×2	6

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	AGP 4x
Length	270 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB ×2	32 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit ×2	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	148 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s ×2	4.736 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

1x VGA

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	7.0
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	1.3
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 June 2006	1 May 2001
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	180 nm

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