GeForce 7600 GT vs Quadro 2000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro 2000 with GeForce 7600 GT, including specs and performance data.
2000 outperforms 7600 GT by a whopping 321% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 846 | 1217 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.15 | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 2.73 | 1.00 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | G73 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 9 March 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Quadro 2000 has 1400% better value for money than 7600 GT.
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 | 192 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 560 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 6.720 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 12 |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 178 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 22.4 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.36 | 0.56 |
| Recency | 24 December 2010 | 9 March 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 40 Watt |
Quadro 2000 has a 321.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.
7600 GT, on the other hand, has 55% lower power consumption.
The Quadro 2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7600 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro 2000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 7600 GT is a desktop one.
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