Quadro NVS 290 vs Radeon HD 7950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7950 with Quadro NVS 290, including specs and performance data.

HD 7950
2012
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
12.36
+1995%

HD 7950 outperforms NVS 290 by a whopping 1995% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4021204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.470.03
Power efficiency4.241.93
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTahitiG86
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date31 January 2012 (12 years ago)4 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7950 has 8133% better value for money than NVS 290.

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 cores179216
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data459 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt21 Watt
Texture fill rate89.603.672
Floating-point processing power2.867 TFLOPS0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs1128

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length267 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount3 GB256 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s6.4 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 HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DMS-59
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
ZeroCore+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.1

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 7950 12.36
+1995%
NVS 290 0.59

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 7950 4764
+1989%
NVS 290 228

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.36 0.59
Recency 31 January 2012 4 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 21 Watt

HD 7950 has a 1994.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 290, on the other hand, has 852.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 290 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7950 is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 290 is a workstation one.


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

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