GeForce 7200 GS vs Radeon HD 6790

Place in the ranking	692	1473
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.82	no data
Power efficiency	1.90	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Barts	G72
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2011 (13 years ago)	18 January 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	800	no data
Core clock speed	840 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	33.60	1.800
Floating-point processing power	1.344 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	2
TMUs	40	4

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	198 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	334 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	5.344 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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.

HD 6790 4.13
+6783%

7200 GS 0.06

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.

HD 6790 1589
+6809%

7200 GS 23

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:

900p	52	0−1
Full HD	59	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p

2.53

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Elden Ring	9−10	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	0−1
Metro Exodus	9−10	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14	0−1
Valorant	7−8	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Dota 2	12−14	0−1
Elden Ring	9−10	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24	0−1
Fortnite	24−27	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14	0−1
Metro Exodus	9−10	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1
Valorant	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	70−75 +6900%	1−2 −6900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Dota 2	12−14	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	0−1
Valorant	7−8	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3	0−1
Elden Ring	4−5	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	27−30	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Elden Ring	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Fortnite	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Valorant	4−5	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.13	0.06
Recency	4 April 2011	18 January 2006
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm

HD 6790 has a 6783.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6790 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7200 GS in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.