GeForce 7600 GS vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with GeForce 7600 GS, including specs and performance data.
Frontier Edition outperforms 7600 GS by a whopping 7483% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 207 | 1322 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.91 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.76 | 1.14 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | G73 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 22 March 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $84.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 4096 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1382 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 409.6 | 4.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.11 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 256 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 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 | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
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 type | HBM2 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 945 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 30.33 | 0.40 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 22 March 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 27 Watt |
Vega Frontier Edition has a 7482.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
7600 GS, on the other hand, has 1011.1% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7600 GS in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 7600 GS is a desktop one.
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