ATI Rage LT PRO AGP vs GeForce 7950 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1121not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency0.96no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Mach (1992−1997)
GPU code nameG71Mach64 LT
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 August 2006 (18 years ago)1 November 1997 (27 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$114.95 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 speed550 MHz75 MHz
Number of transistors278 million1 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm500 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate13.200.08
ROPs161
TMUs241

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 x16AGP 2x
Width1-slotno data
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 typeGDDR3SDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz100 MHz
Memory bandwidth44.8 GB/s800.0 MB/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)5.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1N/A
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 August 2006 1 November 1997
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 500 nm

7950 GT has an age advantage of 8 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 455.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7950 GT and Rage LT PRO AGP. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7950 GT is a desktop card while Rage LT PRO AGP is a notebook one.


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