GeForce 7900 GX2 vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking277not rated
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Power efficiency28.20no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGN20-P0G71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (4 years ago)30 April 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores2048no data
Core clock speed1238 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data278 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)no data
Texture fill rateno data12.00 ×2
ROPsno data16 ×2
TMUsno data24 ×2

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data312 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB ×2
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed12000 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s ×2
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_29.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2021 30 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 90 nm

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GeForce 7900 GX2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 7900 GX2 is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
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