NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX is a graphics card released on March 9, 2006 using a 90 nm process. It has 512 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus, 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 650 MHz and a 84 W board power rating. It scores 388 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1.
Depth: 33 recorded fields, 1 PassMark workload
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX scores 388 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 32% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,003), measured across 90 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 165.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX averages DirectX 9 10 fps, across 90 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX states the PCI-E x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 650 MHz, DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1, first benchmarked on 2009-04-03. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX uses the G71 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 90 nm process, contains 278 million transistors and has a die size of 196 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX 16 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX runs at a base clock of 650 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX is equipped with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX has a board power rating of 84 W and it connects over PCI-E x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX was released on March 9, 2006 and launched at a price of $499.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX supports DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as MSI NX7900 GTX (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX), NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX (Omega 2.169.21) and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX (Prerelease - WDDM 1.0).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX have?
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX has 512 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX has a board power rating of 84 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX?
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX scores 388 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 32% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,003.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX use?
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX connects over PCI-E x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX was released on March 9, 2006 and launched at a price of $499.
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