GeForce 7950 GX2 vs Radeon HD 7730

Place in performance ranking	714	1183
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.16	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	G71
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2013 (11 years ago)	5 June 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	$599
Current price	$207 (3.5x MSRP)	$252 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7730 and 7950 GX2 have a nearly equal value for money.

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	384	no data
Core clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.20	12.00
Floating-point performance	614.4 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 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	168 mm	270 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	38.4 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, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 7730 3.11
+498%

7950 GX2 0.52

Radeon HD 7730 outperforms GeForce 7950 GX2 by 498% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7730 1205
+500%

7950 GX2 201

Radeon HD 7730 outperforms GeForce 7950 GX2 by 500% in Passmark.

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	3.11	0.52
Recency	1 May 2013	5 June 2006
Cost	$59	$599
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	110 Watt