GeForce 7900 GS vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 AGP and GeForce 7900 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 3850 AGP
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.12
+69.7%

ATI HD 3850 AGP outperforms 7900 GS by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10811188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency1.020.92
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRV670G71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores320no data
Core clock speed668 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors666 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate10.699.000
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1616
TMUs1620

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data198 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed828 MHz660 MHz
Memory bandwidth52.99 GB/s42.24 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.13.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 3850 AGP 1.12
+69.7%
7900 GS 0.66

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.

ATI HD 3850 AGP 432
+70.8%
7900 GS 253

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 1.12 0.66
Recency 3 January 2008 1 May 2006
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 49 Watt

ATI HD 3850 AGP has a 69.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.

7900 GS, on the other hand, has 53.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 3850 AGP is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GS in performance tests.


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