RTX A2000 vs GeForce 7900 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7900 GT with RTX A2000, including specs and performance data.

7900 GT
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 48 Watt
0.67

RTX A2000 outperforms 7900 GT by a whopping 5212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1179137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data85.57
Power efficiency0.9735.19
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG71GA106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 data3328
Core clock speed450 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors278 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)48 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate10.80124.8
Floating-point processing powerno data7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs24104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data167 mm
Width1-slot2-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s288.0 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-Video4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

7900 GT 0.67
RTX A2000 35.59
+5212%

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
RTX A2000 13731
+5222%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1−2
−9500%
96
+9500%
1440p0−144
4K0−131

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.68
1440pno data10.20
4Kno data14.48

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 35.59
Recency 9 March 2006 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 48 Watt 70 Watt

7900 GT has 45.8% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has a 5211.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop card while RTX A2000 is a workstation one.


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