ATI Radeon 7000 vs Quadro NVS 120M

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code nameG72RV100
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date1 June 2006 (18 years ago)19 February 2001 (23 years ago)

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 cores7no data
Core clock speed450 MHz183 MHz
Boost clock speed450 MHzno data
Number of transistors112 million30 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate1.8000.55
ROPs21
TMUs43

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).

InterfaceMXM-IIIAGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz183 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s2.928 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)7.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.3
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.

NVS 120M 46
+2200%
ATI 7000 2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2006 19 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 23 Watt

NVS 120M has an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 130% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 120M and Radeon 7000. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 7000 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M
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