Radeon Instinct MI300 vs GeForce 7800 GTX
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1156 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.60 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | CDNA 3.0 (2023−2024) |
| GPU code name | G70 | Aqua Vanjaram |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 June 2005 (19 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 14080 |
| Core clock speed | 430 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 153,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.32 | 1,496 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 47.87 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | 880 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 880 |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 228 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | GDDR3 | HBM3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 3,277 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | N/A |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 June 2005 | 4 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 600 Watt |
7800 GTX has 597.7% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7800 GTX and Radeon Instinct MI300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7800 GTX is a desktop card while Radeon Instinct MI300 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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