Quadro FX 1500 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 ranking1176not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.97no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG71G71
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)20 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

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 speed450 MHz325 MHz
Number of transistors278 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)48 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate10.807.800
ROPs1616
TMUs2424

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 1.0 x16
Lengthno data173 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz625 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s40 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-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



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.

7900 GT 258
+52.7%
FX 1500 169

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2006 20 April 2006
Power consumption (TDP) 48 Watt 65 Watt

7900 GT has 35.4% lower power consumption.

FX 1500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GT and Quadro FX 1500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop card while Quadro FX 1500 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
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