ATI 3D Rage II vs GeForce 7100 GS

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Mach (1992−1997)
GPU code nameNV44 B2Mach64 GT-B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 August 2006 (18 years ago)5 September 1996 (28 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$269

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.

Core clock speed350 MHz60 MHz
Number of transistors75 million5 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm500 nm
Texture fill rate1.4000.06
ROPs21
TMUs41

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 1.0 x16PCI
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR2SDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB4 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed266 MHz83 MHz
Memory bandwidth4.256 GB/s664.0 MB/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 VGA, 1x S-Video1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)5.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1N/A
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 August 2006 5 September 1996
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 4 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 500 nm

7100 GS has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 354.5% more advanced lithography process.

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