GeForce Go 7900 SE vs GT 610

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1144not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.92no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF119G73
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)18 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48no data
Core clock speed810 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors292 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt20 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.4804.200
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs812

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s333 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s21.31 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGANo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.22.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2012 18 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 20 Watt

GT 610 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

Go 7900 SE, on the other hand, has 45% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 610 and GeForce Go 7900 SE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 610 is a desktop card while GeForce Go 7900 SE is a notebook one.


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