NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

G71GPU NameG71
CurieArchitectureCurie
TSMCFoundryTSMC
90 nmProcess Size90 nm
278 millionTransistors278 million
196 mm²Die Size196 mm²

Graphics Card

May 1st, 2006Release DateMay 22nd, 2006
GeForce 7 PCIe
(7900)
FamilyQuadro FX
(x500)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
259 USDLaunch Price1,599 USD
PCIe 1.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16

Memory

256 MBMemory Size256 MB
GDDR3Memory TypeGDDR3
256 bitMemory Bus256 bit
42.24 GB/sBandwidth42.24 GB/s

Performance

7.200 GPixel/sPixel fillrate7.200 GPixel/s
787.5 MVertices/sVertex fillrate787.5 MVertices/s
9.000 GTexel/sTexture fillrate9.000 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

660 MHz
1320 Mbps effective
Memory Clock660 MHz
1320 Mbps effective
450 MHzGPU Clock450 MHz

Render Config

20TMUs20
16ROPs16
20Pixel Shaders20
7Vertex Shaders7

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthSingle-slot
198 mm
7.8 inches
Length173 mm
6.8 inches
49 WThermal design power (TDP)80 W
200 WSuggested PSU250 W
2x DVI
1x S-Video
Display Connectors2x DVI
1x S-Video
1x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
P455Board NumberP455

API support

9.0c (9_3)DirectX9.0c (9_3)
2.1OpenGL2.1
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
3.0Shader Model3.0