GeForce 7600 GT vs Radeon HD 7790

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7790 and GeForce 7600 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7790
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
7.93
+1267%

HD 7790 outperforms 7600 GT by a whopping 1267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5261218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.110.01
Power efficiency6.521.01
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameBonaireG73
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2013 (11 years ago)9 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

HD 7790 has 31000% 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 cores896no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz560 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate56.006.720
Floating-point processing power1.792 TFLOPSno data
ROPs168
TMUs5612

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length183 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s22.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.33.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

HD 7790 7.93
+1267%
7600 GT 0.58

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.

HD 7790 3090
+1279%
7600 GT 224

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 7.93 0.58
Recency 22 March 2013 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 40 Watt

HD 7790 has a 1267.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

7600 GT, on the other hand, has 112.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7790 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7600 GT in performance tests.

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