ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 vs GeForce FX 5700 EP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Rage 6 (2000−2007) |
| GPU code name | NV36 | M6 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2004 (21 years ago) | 2004 (21 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.
| Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 144 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 82 million | 30 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.700 | 0.43 |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
| TMUs | 4 | 3 |
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 4x |
| 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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 139 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | 1.112 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
FX 5700 EP has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5700 EP and Mobility Radeon 7000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5700 EP is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon 7000 is a notebook one.
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