GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI vs FX 5600
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1552 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.06 | no data |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | G7x (2005−2006) |
| GPU code name | NV31 | G71M |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 March 2003 (22 years ago) | 1 June 2006 (19 years ago) |
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 | 54 |
| Core clock speed | 325 MHz | 14 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 375 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 80 million | 556 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.300 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | no data |
| TMUs | 4 | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | AGP 8x | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | GDDR3 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2003 | 1 June 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 40 Watt |
FX 5600 has 8.1% lower power consumption.
Go 7900 GS SLI, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5600 and GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5600 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI is a notebook one.
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