GeForce 7600 GS AGP vs Radeon 9800 SE
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 (2002−2006) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | R350 | G71 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2003 (21 year ago) | 1 July 2006 (17 years ago) |
| Current price | $17.58 | $200 |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 378 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 117 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.512 | 6.000 |
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 | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | Floppy | 1x Molex |
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 594 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 19.01 GB/s | 23.2 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 1 March 2003 | 1 July 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 90 nm |
We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 SE and GeForce 7600 GS AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
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