GeForce 7800 GS AGP vs ATI Radeon 9550

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1455not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRV350G70
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)2 February 2006 (18 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 speed250 MHz375 MHz
Number of transistors60 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate1.0006.000
ROPs48
TMUs416

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 8xAGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount64 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s38.4 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.

DirectX9.0 (9_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL2.02.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2003 2 February 2006
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 110 nm

7800 GS AGP has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

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