Radeon RX 7900 XT vs ATI GameCube GPU
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 20 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 44.19 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 17.74 |
| Architecture | Rage 5 (2000) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | Flipper | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 August 2000 (25 years ago) | 3 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
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 | no data | 5376 |
| Core clock speed | 162 MHz | 1387 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2394 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 51 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.65 | 804.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 51.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 192 |
| TMUs | 4 | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 2.6 MB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 80 MB |
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 | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 276 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 type | SDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 162 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.296 GB/s | 800.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0+ | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 August 2000 | 3 November 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 300 Watt |
ATI GameCube GPU has 566.7% lower power consumption.
RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 22 years, a 127900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3500% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GameCube GPU and Radeon RX 7900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GameCube GPU is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop one.
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