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NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX

Graphics Processor
G71
Pixel Shaders
24
Vertex Shaders
8
TMUs
24
ROPs
16
Memory Size
512 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce 7900 GTX was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on March 9th, 2006. Built on the 90 nm process, and based on the G71 graphics processor, in its G71-U-N-A2 variant, the card supports DirectX 9.0c. Since GeForce 7900 GTX does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The G71 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 196 mm² and 278 million transistors. It features 24 pixel shaders and 8 vertex shaders, 24 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). NVIDIA has paired 512 MB GDDR3 memory with the GeForce 7900 GTX, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 650 MHz, memory is running at 800 MHz.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 84 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. GeForce 7900 GTX is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
G71
GPU Variant
G71-U-N-A2
Architecture
Curie
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
90 nm
Transistors
278 million
Density
1.4M / mm²
Die Size
196 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Mar 9th, 2006
Generation
GeForce 7 PCIe
(7900)
Predecessor
GeForce 6 PCIe
Successor
GeForce 8
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews
145 in our database

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
650 MHz
Memory Clock
800 MHz
1600 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
512 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
51.20 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
24
Vertex Shaders
8
TMUs
24
ROPs
16

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
10.40 GPixel/s
Vertex Rate
1.300 GVertices/s
Texture Rate
15.60 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
TDP
84 W
Suggested PSU
250 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Board Number
P348

Graphics Features

DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
OpenGL
2.1
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
3.0

G71 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP1
VDPAU: No Support

Retail boards based on this design (4)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
650 MHz 800 MHz
690 MHz 880 MHz
675 MHz 830 MHz
650 MHz 800 MHz
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