Data Center GPU Flex 170 vs GeForce 7600 GT AGP
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | G73 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 January 2007 (17 years ago) | 24 August 2022 (2 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 cores | no data | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 560 MHz | 1950 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 177 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.720 | 524.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 16.79 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 128 |
| TMUs | 12 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 1x 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 512.0 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2007 | 24 August 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 150 Watt |
7600 GT AGP has 275% lower power consumption.
Data Center GPU Flex 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7600 GT AGP and Data Center GPU Flex 170. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7600 GT AGP is a desktop card while Data Center GPU Flex 170 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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