Posted:2006-09-06 By pc hardware news Number of View:47752
7900GS REVIEW LEADTEK WINFAST
PX7900GS TDH VS 7900GT AND
X1900GT BENCHMARK AND
OVERCLOCKING
By :pc hardware news
Posted:2006-09-06
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while waiting to the launch of G80, the first graphics chip DirectX 10, NVIDIA return to us with GeForce 7900 GS . Already available for
some time with the PC manufacturers , GeForce 7900 GS make today its appearance in box version ..
With GeForce
7900 GS, NVIDIA supplement its range and
propose a competitive chip for each budget.
GeForce 7900 GS: the chip, characteristics
the chip have only one additional variation from the
G71 which equips already GeForce 7900 gt and 7900 GTX. Thus heriting the
architecture of GeForce 7, the GeForce 7900 GS is a graphics chip of class DirectX
9.0c, compatible with Shader Model 3.0. thus we finds there
HDR , antialiasing transparency t...support .
made in 90 Nm it count 278 million transistors, GeForce 7900 GS counts
only 20 pixels pipelines, when the other members of the family GeForce 7900,
like GeForce 7900 gt & GTX, hase 24 of them. due to this
reduction in the number of pixels pipelines, the number of vertex units was also
re-examined thery 7. As regards
to these unit,the ROP located in end of pipeline manage certain tasks like the antialiasing, one counts 16 of them in the GeForce 7900
GS.
Like other G71 card, GeForce 7900 GS without surprise has 256 bits memory bus and use GDDR3 memory. Its frequencies are 450 MHz
for the graphics chip, the units in load of the Vertexes operating slightly more
higher with 470 MHz, whereas the memory is working at 660 MHz, as on
GeForce 7900 gt. let us recall that
the chip support technology SLI and benefits from the PureVideo engine type MPEG 2, WMV9 or H.264. In premium, NVIDIA proposes the management Dual-Link DVI what allows to controle two screens 30
inches using only one card.
ATI X1800
GTO
ATI X1900 G
T
NVIDIA 7600 G
T
NVIDIA 7800 G
T
NVIDIA 7900
GS
NVIDIA 7900 G
T
Interface
PCI-E
16x
PCI-E
16x
PCI-E
16x
PCI-E
16x
PCI-E
16x
PCI-E
16x
Tech Process
0,09
µ
0,09
µ
0,09
µ
0,11
µ
0,09
µ
0,09
µ
Transistors
~320
million
~380
million
~177
million
~302
million
~278
million
~278
million
RAMDAC
2
X.400 MHz
2
X.400 MHz
2
X.400 MHz
2
X.400 MHz
2
X.400 MHz
2
X.400 MHz
T&L
DirectX
9.0c
DirectX
9.0c
DirectX
9.0c
DirectX
9.0c
DirectX
9.0c
DirectX
9.0c
Pixels
Pipelines
12
36
12
20
20
24
Vertex
Pipelines
8
8
5
7
7
8
Installed
memory
256
Mb
256
Mb
128
Mb
256
Mb
256
Mb
256
Mb
memory Interface
256
bits
256
bits
128
bits
256
bits
256
bits
256
bits
memory Band-width
32
G/S
35,8
G/S
21
G/S
32,7
G/S
42,2
G/S
42,2
G/S
GPU Frequency
500
MHz
575
MHz
560
MHz
400
MHz
450
MHz
450
MHz
memory Frequency
500
MHz
600
MHz
700
MHz
500
MHz
660
MHz
660
MHz
Leadtek WinFast PX7900GS TDH
Leadtek is the first manufacturer been able to
forward a video card based on the last born from NVIDIA, GeForce 7900
GS. WinFast PX7900GS TDH, the new arrival is presented at the
individual-slot format and adopts rather compact measurements. Whereas
GeForce 7800 gt measures about 21,5 cm length, the small last does not exceed 19
cm. With type PCI-Express 16x, WinFast is equipped with a
connector for a secondary power supply contrary to GeForce 7600 GT. Side cooling system
, Leadtek was made the cooler using NVIDIA reference. We are in the presence of a metal radiator covering at the
same time the memories chips and the graphics chip.
Provided with 256 Mb of memory GDDR3, the card uses Hynix certified with 1,4 NS and working at 660 MHz. the Samsung chips are usually equipping the GeForce 7900 gt and those certainly cost higher… Respecting the specifications of NVIDIA, WinFast PX7900GS TDH leave its graphics processor at 450 MHz. in addition Leadtek also proposes with its catalog WinFast PX7900GS TDH Extreme. This one has higher GPU frequencies working at 520 MHz. this last
also use chips Hynix memories with 1,4ns, and 256 Mb of memory at 700
MHz.
GeForce 7900 GS Leadtek: WinFast PX7900GS
TDH
With two connectors DVI , the card also offers an
exit mini-DIN for the video. Equipped with a strip SLI, PX7900GS TDH Leadtek
in addition provide the additional chip necessary to the HDCP. Question bundle, the manufacturer delivers
only one adapter DVI/VGA, a Molex cable as well
as a connector with the video out in component and S-Video. in addition
we finds the usual books and driver CD and some software such Cyberlink
PowerDVD 6 . Leadtek does not forget gamer and delivers two
game: SpellForce 2 Shadow Wars and Trackmania Nations.
To test the performances of the GeForce 7900 GS we had used to
the following configuration:
MotherBoard Asus P5N32 SE SLI Deluxe,
Processor INTEL Core 2 Extreme 6800,
2x1 G Corsair Twin2X 6400C3,
Hard disk Western DIGITAL Raptor 150 Go Serial-ATA
150
Our machine was provided with Windows XP Professionnel
Service Pack 2 and with the last driver ForceWare 91.47. On this
platform, we could test the performances of following NVIDIA card: GeForce
7600 GT, GeForce 7800 GT, GeForce 7900 GT in addition to GeForce 7900 GS in mode SLI. We have not forget ATI card and while
waiting for the Radeon X1950 Pro we used the Radeon X1800 GTO and
Radeon X1900GT, tested on the following platform:
Motherboard Asus P5W-DH Deluxe,
Processor INTEL Core 2 Extreme 6800,
2x1 G Corsair Twin2X 6400C3,
Hard disk Western DIGITAL Raptor 150 Go Serial-ATA
150
we used the CATALYST 6.8. On
NVIDIA driver we activate the adjustment “higher Quality” whereas on ATI driver we
use the option “AF quality”.
3DMark 06
we starts
with great classic3DMark 06. The SLI of GeForce 7900 GS is logically at the head and the new NVIDIA reference rises between GeForce 7800 gt and GeForce 7900 gt. As for
Radeon X1900 gt it just take the second place in all the resolution.
Quake 4 - v1.2
Thanks to last
version 6.8 CATALYST the performances of ATI chips under Quake 4
appreciably improved. Result that the Radeon X1900 gt preserves its
second position while GeForce 7900 GS does very slightly better than Radeon
X1800 GTO. Compared with GeForce 7600 gt,the GeForce 7900 GS is here faster by 34% in
1600x1200!
Tomb Raider Legends v1.2
Tested here using FRAPS, lara croft seems to give a
beautiful boost of NVIDIA chips . The SLI GeForce 7900 GS is logically at the
head and offers a profit of performances by about 29% compared to the performances of
GeForce 7900 GS alone. The card from Leadtek shown here 12% better performanc than
the GeForce 7800 gt but this is not enough to precede the Radeon X1900 gt which was placed in third position right after the GeForce 7900 gt. This
last preserves an advantage of 12% aver the GeForce 7900 GS in 1600x1200.
Half-Life 2 - Lost Coast
The SLI still the best solution to obtain optimal
performances. GeForce 7900 GT arrives here in second position followed by the Radeon
X1900 gt .the GeForce 7900 GS is very close with its direct rival the Radeon X1900 gt..as for 7900gs vs GeForce 7600 gt,
the card from Leadtek is faster by 36% ..
Far Cry v1.4 Beta - HDR
This time we use the patch 1.4 which still in version
beta makes possible to activate the effects HDR on ATI chips .
Result : the GeForce 7900 GS is with equality with Radeon X1900 gt whereas GeForce
7900 gt precedes them by a little . Radeon X1800 GTO makes red
figure particularly in 1600x1200, whereas GeForce 7900 GS
proves to be13% more powerful than the GeForce 7800 gt. Lastly, to pass from
GeForce 7900 GS with two GeForce 7900 GS in SLI increase the performances has about
79% !
Splinter Concealment Theory Chaos - v1.05
For Sam
Fisher, GeForce 7900 GT remains the fastest card, the Radeon
X1900 gt finishes third. The last born of NVIDIA finishes just behind the
chip of ATI, whereas the SLI is the leader. The advantage of Radeon X1900
gt on GeForce 7900 GS reaches 6% here.
F.E.A.R. v1.07
Released
recently, version 1.07 of F.E.A.R. gives favors to chips NVIDIA with GeForce
7900 GS which precedes Radeon X1900 gt. The first cards return
with the SLI of GeForce 7900 GS and GeForce 7900 gt. This one preserves an
advantage of 10% over the GeForce 7900 GS in 1600x1200, whereas here the Radeon X1800 GTO
show poor performance.
Need For Speed Most Wanted - v1.03
Need For Speed gives its preference to GeForce 7900 GS which shows 8%
faster performance than Radeon X1900 gt. Naturally GeForce 7900 gt preserves a beautiful
advantage over the card from Leadtek, in particular thanks to its four pixels
additional pipelines. GeForce 7900 GS Vs GeForce 7600 gt, result in 40% more fps!
Cal Off Duty 2 - v1.3
OThe Radeon X1900 GT posts here
beautiful performances to exceed our GeForce 7900 GS
but also GeForce 7900 gt! GeForce 7900 gt is 9% faster than GeForce 7900
GS, and the Radeon X1900 gt shows 31% better performance in1600x1200!
Cal Off Duty 2 - v1.3 - AA4x & AF
The activation
of filtering functions of filtering give pretty the same result. the Radeon gt WP is faster by
14% than the GeForce 7900 GS. This last become close with it s
big brother GeForce 7900 gt. Once again the performances difference between
GeForce 7600 gt and GeForce 7900 GS exceeds the 30% here with variation of 35%
in 1600x1200.
F.E.A.R. - V1.07 - FSAA 4X + AF 8X
For F.E.A.R.
the filtering option gives give light advantage to the Radeon
X1900 gt vs GeForce 7900 GS. Unfortunately for ATI, Radeon X1900 gt is with
equality with GeForce 7900 gt . passing from one GeForce 7900 GS to two GeForce
7900 GS in SLI increase the performances level by 90%!
Quake 4 v1.2 - FSAA 4x
The activation
of antialiasing under Quake 4 was very favorable to ATI chips . The Radeon X1800 GTO which hardly get it s place until now goes up in
the third place!whereas the SLI GeForce 7900 GS remains the leader .the GeForce 7900 GT show simlar performances with the GeForce
7900 GS: not more than 4% difference between them!
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast - FSAA 4x + AF8x
Under
Half-Life 2 GeForces take again their rights and GeForce 7900 gt finishes second.
The Radeon X1900 gt
precedes the GeForce 7900 GS but by a little: " 6% ". GeForce 7900 GS
vs GeForce 7600 gt result with higher 41% performances
in 1600x1200.
7900 gs Overclocking
Question overclocking, our WinFast PX7900GS
TDH showed good result! We could easily increase the GPU from the default of 450 MHz to 535 MHz. .the memory Chips 1,4 go at 700 MHz . Result: 9% higher performances under Quake
4.the overclocking result is pretty logical since those card should overclock the same or better than the 7900gt
7900gs Conclusion
The GeForce 7900 GS makes possible for NVIDIA to offer graphics
chips filling between the GeForce 7600 gt and GeForce 7900
gt. Let us recall that the GeForce 7600 gt is negotiated on average of
160 euros, when it is necessary tusers spend 100 euros more for
higher model as the GeForce 7900 gt. GeForce 7900 GS thus positions as an intermediate
product witch price is fixed at 219 euro. The performances of
the GeForce 7900 GS is completely a bit lower than the GeForce 7900 gt, but better than
GeForce 7800 gt. Compared with GeForce 7600 gt, this card have higher performances with about 30%!
GeForce
7900 GS very often lose over the Radeon X1900 gt which is proposed with same price. if it is necessary to make a choice between Radeon
X1900 gt and GeForce 7900 GS we would choose all the way the ati card which
in addition to its good performances generally offers higher
image quality and allows the activation of antialiasing when the effects HDR
are used, witch is impossible thing at NVIDIA.
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