GeForce 7900 GX2 vs Radeon Sky 700
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | G71 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 March 2013 (11 years ago) | 30 April 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
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 | 1792 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 24 |
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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 312 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 176 GB/s | 38.4 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 Connectors | 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 March 2013 | 30 April 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
Sky 700 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Sky 700 and GeForce 7900 GX2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Sky 700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 7900 GX2 is a desktop 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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