ATI Radeon X1050 vs GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1508 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.39 |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2006) | Rage 9 (2003−2006) |
| GPU code name | G71M | RV370 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2006 (19 years ago) | 7 December 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 | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 16 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 575 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 556 Million | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 24 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.600 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x512 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 333 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 5.328 GB/s |
| 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 | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | GDDR3 | 9.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2006 | 7 December 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 24 Watt |
Go 7950 GTX SLI has a 22% more advanced lithography process.
ATI X1050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 275% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI and Radeon X1050. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X1050 is a desktop one.
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