GeForce 6200 PCI vs ATI Radeon 7500

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1522not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.03no data
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRV200NV44 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 August 2001 (23 years ago)16 January 2008 (16 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.

Core clock speed290 MHz280 MHz
Number of transistors60 million75 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1.7401.120
ROPs22
TMUs64

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCI
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRDDR2
Maximum RAM amount64 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed230 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth7.36 GB/s3.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 August 2001 16 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 110 nm

6200 PCI has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 7500 and GeForce 6200 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.


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