GeForce 7800 GTX 512 vs ATI Graphics Ultra +

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataCurie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameMach32G70
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 January 1992 (32 years ago)14 November 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

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 speed10 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data302 million
Manufacturing process technology800 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data108 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.00
ROPs116
TMUsno data24

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).

InterfacePCIPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data228 mm
Width1-slot2-slot

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 typeDRAMGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 MB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 MB/s51.2 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 Connectors1x VGA2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectXNone9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLNone2.1
OpenCLNoneN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 1992 14 November 2005
Maximum RAM amount 1 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 800 nm 110 nm

7800 GTX 512 has an age advantage of 13 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 627.3% more advanced lithography process.

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