Playstation 5 GPU vs GeForce 7900 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1179not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.97no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG71Oberon Plus
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)28 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 data2304
Core clock speed450 MHz2233 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2233 MHz
Number of transistors278 million10,600 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)48 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate10.80321.6
Floating-point processing powerno data10.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs24144

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 x16IGP
Lengthno data390 mm
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)N/A
Shader Model3.0N/A
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2006 28 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 48 Watt 180 Watt

7900 GT has 275% lower power consumption.

Playstation 5 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GT and Playstation 5 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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