GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs 7200 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7200 GS and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

7200 GS
2006
128 MB DDR2
0.06

GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms 7200 GS by a whopping 39150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1473239
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data13.45
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameG72GP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 January 2006 (18 years ago)26 December 2017 (6 years ago)

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 coresno data1280
Core clock speed450 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1709 MHz
Number of transistors112 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data120 Watt
Texture fill rate1.800136.7
Floating-point processing powerno data4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs240
TMUs480

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeDDR2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount128 MB5 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed334 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.344 GB/s160.2 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 VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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. 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.

7200 GS 0.06
GTX 1060 5 GB 23.55
+39150%

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.

7200 GS 23
GTX 1060 5 GB 9075
+39357%

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 0.06 23.55
Recency 18 January 2006 26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 5 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 16 nm

GTX 1060 5 GB has a 39150% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 3900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7200 GS in performance tests.


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