Radeon R4 Mobile Graphics vs GeForce 7950 GX2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1295 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.34 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Spectre SL |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 June 2006 (19 years ago) | 17 September 2014 (11 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 655 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 2,410 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 17 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 ×2 | 6.396 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.2047 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 ×2 | 12 |
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 | IGP |
| Length | 270 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s ×2 | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 June 2006 | 17 September 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 17 Watt |
R4 Mobile Graphics has an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 547.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7950 GX2 and Radeon R4 Mobile Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7950 GX2 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R4 Mobile Graphics is a notebook one.
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