GeForce 7025 + nForce 630a vs Radeon HD 6490

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	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Redwood	C67
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 July 2011 (12 years ago)	1 February 2006 (18 years ago)
Current price	$800	$169

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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	320	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	425 MHz
Number of transistors	627 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	39 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	8.800	0.43
Floating-point performance	352.0 gflops	no data

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	PCI
Length	165 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory type	DDR2	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	no data

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 HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	4 July 2011	1 February 2006
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm

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