Geforce 7600 agp: GeForce 7600 GS AGP — Technical City

GeForce 7600 GS AGP — Technical City

NVIDIA
GeForce 7600 GS AGP

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• Interface AGP 8x
• Core clock speed 500 MHz
• Max video memory 256 MB
• Memory type GDDR3
• Memory clock speed 1450 MHz
• Maximum resolution

Summary

NVIDIA started GeForce 7600 GS AGP sales 1 July 2006. This is Curie architecture desktop card based on 90 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 256 MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 1.45 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 23.2 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via AGP 8x interface. 1x Molex power connector is required, and power consumption is at 27 Watt.

We have no data on GeForce 7600 GS AGP benchmark results.

General info

Of GeForce 7600 GS AGP’s architecture, market segment and release date.

Place in performance rating	not rated
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G71
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	1 July 2006 (16 years ago)
Current price	$118	of 49999 (A100 SXM4)

Technical specs

GeForce 7600 GS AGP’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce 7600 GS AGP’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Core clock speed	500 MHz	of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Number of transistors	278 million	of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti)
Thermal design power (TDP)	27 Watt	of 900 (Tesla S2050)
Texture fill rate	6. 000	of 939.8 (h200 SXM5)

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on GeForce 7600 GS AGP’s compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it’s interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	AGP 8x
Width	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex

Memory

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce 7600 GS AGP: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors don’t have dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1450 MHz	of 21000 (GeForce RTX 3090 Ti)
Memory bandwidth	23. 2 GB/s	of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260)

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce 7600 GS AGP. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API support

APIs supported by GeForce 7600 GS AGP, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile)
OpenCL	N/A
Vulkan	N/A

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance of GeForce 7600 GS AGP. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

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Similar GPUs

Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended processors

These processors are most commonly used with GeForce 7600 GS AGP according to our statistics.

Pentium Dual
Core E2180

20%

Core i5
8365U

20%

FX
8350

20%

Pentium 4
2.4 GHz

20%

Core i5
2400

20%

User rating

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GeForce 7600 GT AGP — Technical City

NVIDIA
GeForce 7600 GT AGP

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• Interface AGP 8x
• Core clock speed 560 MHz
• Max video memory 256 MB
• Memory type GDDR3
• Memory clock speed 1400 MHz
• Maximum resolution

Summary

NVIDIA started GeForce 7600 GT AGP sales 8 January 2007. This is Curie architecture desktop card based on 90 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 256 MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 1.4 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 22. 4 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via AGP 8x interface. 1x Molex power connector is required, and power consumption is at 40 Watt.

We have no data on GeForce 7600 GT AGP benchmark results.

General info

Of GeForce 7600 GT AGP’s architecture, market segment and release date.

Place in performance rating	not rated
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G73
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2007 (15 years ago)
Current price	$170	of 49999 (A100 SXM4)

Technical specs

GeForce 7600 GT AGP’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce 7600 GT AGP’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Core clock speed	560 MHz	of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Number of transistors	177 million	of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti)
Thermal design power (TDP)	40 Watt	of 900 (Tesla S2050)
Texture fill rate	6.720	of 939.8 (h200 SXM5)

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on GeForce 7600 GT AGP’s compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it’s interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	AGP 8x
Width	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex

Memory

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce 7600 GT AGP: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors don’t have dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	of 21000 (GeForce RTX 3090 Ti)
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260)

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce 7600 GT AGP. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API support

APIs supported by GeForce 7600 GT AGP, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile)
OpenCL	N/A
Vulkan	N/A

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance of GeForce 7600 GT AGP. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

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Similar GPUs

Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended processors

These processors are most commonly used with GeForce 7600 GT AGP according to our statistics.

Ryzen 9
5900X

25%

A4
3400

25%

Athlon XP
3200+

25%

Sempron
3000+

25%

User rating

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.
Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark — G3D Mark, PassMark — G2D Mark, Geekbench — OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

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NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP

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Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

• Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Around 75% higher core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 400 MHz
• 3x more texture fill rate: 14. 43 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 90 nm
• 4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
• 2x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 800 MHz

Launch date	18 June 2014 vs 1 July 2006
Core clock speed	700 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate	14.43 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 800 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP

• Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 49 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)

27 Watt vs 49 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP
PassMark — G3D Mark	821
PassMark — G2D Mark	242
Geekbench — OpenCL	2985
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	36.916
GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1951
GFXBench 4. 0 — Manhattan (Frames)	1693
GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames)	3324
GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1951
GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps)	1693
GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps)	3324
3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score	297

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP
Architecture	Fermi	Curie
Code name	GF108	G73
Launch date	18 June 2014	1 July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$59. 99
Place in performance rating	1207	not rated
Price now	$54.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	20.48
Core clock speed	700 MHz	400 MHz
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	384
Texture fill rate	14. 43 GTexel / s	4.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt	27 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	177 million
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	145 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x Molex
DirectX	12. 0 (11_0)	9.0c
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB / s	23.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3

Inno3D Geforce 7600GS 256MB 128Bit AGP

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Inno3D Geforce 7600GS 256MB 128Bit AGP

Geforce 7600 Graphics Engine, 256MB DDR2 Graphics Memory, 128Bit Graphics Interface, AGP 8x

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Pay only P 422 a Month for 12 months.

Or pay only P 800 a Month for 6 months.

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Key Features

True High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Rendering Support

The ultimate lighting effects bring environments to life for a truely immersive,
ultra-realistic experience. NVIDIA’s 64-bit texture implementation delivers
state-of-the-art high dynamic-range (HDR) visual effect through floating point
capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing and blending.

Next Generation Super Scaler GPU Architecture

Delivers over 2x the shading power of previous generation products, taking
gaming performance to extreme levels.

Full Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support

The standard for today’s PCs and next generation consoles enables stunning and
complex effects for cinematic realism.

NVIDIA CineFX 4.0 Engine

Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Next generation shader
architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for
faster and smoother gameplay.

NVIDIA Intellisample 4.0 Technology

The industrys fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals with no
jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual qualiry is taken to new heights
through a new rotated grid sampling pattern, advanced 128 tap sample coverage,
16x anisotropic filtering, and support for transparent supersampling and
multisampling.

NVIDIA PureVideo Technology

The combination of high-definition video processors and decoder software
deilvers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color and precise
image scaling for all video content to turn your PC into a high end home
theater.


NVIDIA UltraShadow II Technology

Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games that feature complex scenes with
multiple light sources and objects.

NVIDIA ForceWare unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability and stability with the
widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box
experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature
updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

OpenGL 2.0 Optimizations and Support

Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for Open GL applications.

NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Technology

Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexible and control for
multiple monitors.

Technical Specifications:

Product	Inno3D Geforce 7600GS
Chipset	Geforce 7600 GS
Memory	256MB GDDR2
Core Frequency	400MHz
Memory Frequency	667MHz
RAMDAC	400MHz
Interface	AGP 8x/4x
Pixel Per Clock
Memory Bus	128-bit
Max. Resolution	2560 x 1600
SLI Ready
Output	1. Dual-Link DVI 2. Standard 15-Pin D-Sub 3. S-Video
1. Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 2. AGP compliant motherboard with full size expension slot 3. Installation requires CD-ROM or DVD-Rom drive 4. DVI or VGA compatible monitor Package Contents: Accessories 1. DVI Dongle 2. S-Video to Composite Cable Software Bundled NA

PNY nVidia GeForce 7600 GS AGP DVI 256MB Graphics Card

PNY nVidia GeForce 7600 GS AGP DVI 256MB Graphics Card

P/N: G77600SABE25Y

• Specifications
• Bus Type AGP 8x
• Graphics Processor / Vendor nVidia GeForce 7600 GS
• Core Clock 400. 0 MHz
• RAMDAC 400.0 MHz
• Max Resolution 2048 x 1536
• Max Monitors Supported 2
• Interfaces
• 1 x HDTV output — 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( With adapter )
• 1.0 x DVI-I — 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( On supplied cable )
• 1.0 x VGA
• API Supported
• DirectX 9.0
• OpenGL 2.0
• Memory
• Video Memory Installed 256.0 MB
• Technology DDR2 SDRAM
• Effective Clock Speed 500.0 MHz
• Bus Width 128-bit
• Package Includes
• nVidia GeForce 7600 GS

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Manufacturer	PNY
GPU Manufacturer	NVIDIA
APIs	DirectX 9.0, OpenGL 2.0
Cooling Component(s) Included	Fan With Heatsink
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Condition Comment	Full working order
Warranty	30 Day RTB (Return to Base) Warranty
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We are so confident in the quality of our work that we stand behind every MicroDream Certified Refurbished product with a 12 Month Warranty as standard and we are able to offer our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee with complete confidence.

We guarantee this product against all hardware faults for a period of 12 months from receipt of the product.

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GeForce 7600 cards go head to head

WE SPEND A LOT of time covering high-end graphics cards, and while it’s nice to ride the bleeding edge, it ain’t cheap. Enthusiasts, however, are notoriously cheap. We appreciate the impressive performance feats achieved by high-end products, but we’d rather not pay the price premium associated with having the fastest card on the block. Instead, we seek out the sweet spot—an almost magical blend of price and performance that delivers unquestionable value.

In the graphics card market, there tend to be two sweet spots. The first resides around $300, where watered-down flavors of flagship products deliver great performance for serious gamers. Three hundred bucks is a lot to drop on a graphics card, though. Fortunately, a second sweet spot exists below $200. Here, cards like the GeForce 6600 GT have enjoyed phenomenal popularity by providing plenty of performance at a price that most can afford.

NVIDIA’s replacement for the GeForce 6600 is the new GeForce 7600 series. Made up of GS and GT variants, the 7600 line takes over where the 6600 left off, extending the green team’s domination of the mid-range market. NVIDIA’s board partners have jumped all over the 7600 series, offering flavors that mix higher clock speeds with new cooler designs, VIVO capabilities, lifetime warranties, and attractive software bundles. But which GeForce 7600 is the sweetest? We’ve rounded up five cards from BFG, Gigabyte, MSI, and XFX to find out.

GeForce 7600 in the key of G
The GeForce 7600 series is based on NVIDIA’s G73 GPU, a 178 million-transistor chip manufactured using 90-nano fabrication technology. We’re narrowing our focus to partner cards today, so we won’t languish too long on the G73’s features and capabilities. You can read our GeForce 7600 and 7900 series review for more in-depth coverage of the G73 GPU and how it compares with the G71 graphics chip that powers the GeForce 7900 series.

Although we won’t spend too much time on the G73 graphics chip, it’s worth taking a moment to briefly outline its architecture. The chip has 12 pixel shaders, 12 texture units, eight ROPs, and five vertex units, and the cards in the GeForce 7600 line keep all of those functional units intact. NVIDIA doesn’t disable any of the graphics chip’s shader units, ROPs, or other resources to differentiate the GeForce 7600 GS from the GT. Instead, only clock speeds separate them.

	Pixel shaders	Vertex shaders	Texture units	ROPs	Core clock (MHz)	Vertex clock (MHz)	Memory clock (MHz)	Memory bus width
GeForce 7600 GS	12	5	12	8	400	400	400	128-bit
GeForce 7600 GT	12	5	12	8	560	560	700	128-bit

There’s a 160 MHz core clock speed gap between GeForce 7600 GS and GT graphics cards, with the former running its core at 400 MHz and the latter at 560 MHz. Unlike GeForce 7900 series graphics chips, which run their vertex units a few ticks higher than the rest of the chip, the GeForce 7600 series maintains a consistent core clock speed throughout.

The GeForce 7600 GT extends its clock speed advantage over the GS as we move to memory, with the GT sporting GDDR3 memory chips clocked at 700 MHz. GDDR3’s a little indulgent for the more affordable GeForce 7600 GS, which is typically equipped with GDDR2 memory clocked at just 400 MHz. Both GeForce 7600 series chips have a 128-bit memory bus, so the clock speed gap gives the GT nearly twice the memory bandwidth available to the GS.

Varying degrees of sweetness
We’ve gathered GeForce 7600 GT graphics cards from BFG, Gigabyte, MSI, and XFX. We’ve also thrown in a GeForce 7600 GS from XFX to represent the more affordable end of the mid-range spectrum. Each card will be detailed individually, but before we take them one-on-one, let’s quickly compare a few highlights.

	GeForce 7600	Core clock (MHz)	Memory clock (MHz)	Memory size (MB)	VIVO?	Warranty length	Price
BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC	GT	580	725	256	No	Lifetime
Gigabyte GV-DX76T256DB-RH	GT	560	700	256	No	2 years parts, 3 years labor
MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E	GT	580	750	256	Yes	2 years parts, 3 years labor
XFX GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition	GS	500	450	256	No	“Double lifetime”
XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition	GT	590	800	256	No	“Double lifetime”

With the exception of Gigabyte’s GV-DX76T256DB-RH, all of the cards come factory “overclocked” with higher-than-stock core and memory clock speeds. Manufacturers fully qualify and warranty these cards at their higher speeds, so it’s not overclocking in the traditional sense. Of course, you’re still free to push the cards beyond their higher factory defaults, and we’ll be doing that a little later.

Although each manufacturer covers its factory “overclocked” cards at higher than stock speeds, the length of that warranty coverage varies. BFG and XFX are the clear leaders on this front, offering lifetime or better coverage for North American customers.

Neither BFG nor XFX offers VIVO capabilities on the GeForce 7600 series cards we’ll be looking at, though. Gigabyte’s GeForce 7600 GT doesn’t, either, making the MSI card the only one in the bunch with a video input port.

The above chart is only a quick summary, but further examination reveals that each card has features with unique appeal. We’ll give the cards a little individual attention to find out what they each bring to the table.

 

BFG’s GeForce 7600 GT OC

Manufacturer BFG Model GeForce 7600 GT OC Price (Street) Availability Now

An OC you don’t have to be embarrassed about liking

BFG Technology is arguably the most aggressive graphics card manufacturer when it comes to factory “overclocking,” but not because it pushes clock speeds higher than the competition. Instead, BFG opts for more modest clock speed increases, but applies those higher speeds across its entire graphics card line. None of BFG’s GeForce 7 series graphics cards adhere to NVIDIA’s default clock speeds—each and every GeForce 7300, 7600, and 7900 series card the company makes is “overclocked” in the box.

Despite BFG’s commitment on this front, the GeForce 7600 GT OC’s 580 MHz core clock speed is only slightly higher than GT’s 560 MHz default core clock. Memory overclocking is restrained, as well, with a 725 MHz memory clock only pushing the GT’s default by about 4%. These marginally improved clock speeds should give the BFG card a narrow advantage over stock-clocked GeForce 7600 GTs, but they’re unlikely to translate to noticeable performance gains.

BFG sent us a couple of GeForce 7600 OC graphics cards for testing, so we’ll be including some SLI results in the mix. The cards are based on NVIDIA’s GeForce 7600 GT reference design, which includes dual DVI outputs and exposed “golden fingers” for an SLI bridge connector. Note the lack of an auxiliary power connector; the GeForce 7600 GT can get all the power it needs through a standard PCI Express x16 slot.

The GeForce 7600 GT OC is what we like to call a restickered reference card. Apart from a BFG sticker on the cooler, there are essentially no physical differences between this card and NVIDIA’s reference design. Even the cooler is identical to what can be found on NVIDIA’s reference cards. Fortunately, the cooler is a variable speed unit that only ramps up fan RPMs under load. This allows for lower idle noise levels, an attribute we’ll explore in our noise level tests.

Temperature- or load-dependant fan speed control should be a must have feature for enthusiast-oriented graphics cards, but it’s surprisingly missing from many. Fortunately, it seems to be a part of NVIDIA’s reference design for the GeForce 7600 GT.

BFG includes a handful of goodies with the GeForce 7600 GT OC, including a pair of DVI-to-VGA adapters and a video output dongle that handles composite, S-Video, and component HD output. A limited version of GameDrive 9.0 is also included with the box along with a number of minor utilities and a driver CD. The GeForce 7600 GT OC’s most attractive extras aren’t really tangible, though. BFG covers the card with a lifetime warranty, and also includes free telephone support for North American users. The tech support hotline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and although seasoned enthusiasts may have little need for hand holding, less savvy users should appreciate the ability to reach out and touch someone for assistance.

 

Gigabyte’s GV-NX76T256DB-RH

Manufacturer Gigabyte Model GV-NX76T256DB-RH Price (Street) Availability Now

Seriously stock

Gigabyte’s GV-NX76T256DB-RH is the only card in the round-up that adheres to NVIDIA’s default clock speeds for the GeForce 7600 GT, making it a handy baseline for our performance testing. GX-NX76T256DB-RH doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, although it’s perhaps a necessary evil considering that Gigabyte makes several different versions of the GeForce 7600 GT. It could be worse; Gigabyte could have called the card the GeForce 7600 GT SE Turbo Xtreme Golden Sample Edition.

Since this card has stock clock speeds, it’s no surprise Gigabyte sticks with NVIDIA’s reference cooler and board design. That’s not a bad thing considering that the reference design includes dual DVI outputs and a variable speed cooling fan.

Like BFG, Gigabyte covers the reference cooler with its own sticker. In this case, we’re treated to some kind of fantasy Fabio, complete with armor and what appears to be a rather large sword. At least Gigabyte isn’t appealing to the lowest common denominator with an obviously over-sexualized girl in a bikini, but I might be more inclined to keep the sticker on the card if they did.

Since most graphics card manufacturers offer little more than restickered reference designs, we tend to highlight unique attributes wherever we can find them. However, not every unique attribute has much value. Take the little plastic cap that Gigabyte puts on the SLI bridge connector. We have yet to see anything similar from another manufacturer, but that’s probably because the cap isn’t really necessary.

Fortunately, Gigabyte packs more interesting extras with its GeForce 7600 GT. The card comes with a couple of DVI-to-VGA adapters and a video dongle that includes a high definition component output. Gigabyte also throws in copies of PowerDVD 6 and Serious Sam 2. Neither are particularly cutting-edge titles, but most folks should find the DVD playback software useful. Serious Sam 2 is pretty entertaining, as well, especially for fans of cooperative multiplayer and relentless, mindless action.

Gigabyte is one of only two manufacturers in this round-up to include the full version of a reasonably recent game with its card. It’s also one of only two to offer less than a lifetime warranty. Gigabyte’s two-year parts and three-year labor coverage is less impressive than the lifetime warranties offered by BFG and XFX, although for folks who upgrade every few years, the coverage should be sufficient.

 

MSI’s NX7600GT-VT2D256E

Manufacturer MSI Model NX7600GT-VT2D256E Price (Street) Availability Now

Daring to be different

The MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E has probably the worst name of any card in this round-up, but fortunately, there’s much more to the card than a cryptic series of letters and numbers. MSI went out of its way to make this card unique, and there’s no mistaking the NX7600GT for any other GeForce 7600 GT.

One of the first things you’ll notice about the MSI is the fact that it’s physically longer than the others. This length could create clearance problems with some motherboards, but it’s our first hint that MSI has done much more than simply churn out a restickered reference card.

In addition to stretching the board, MSI dresses it in a gorgeous shade of fire-engine red. Higher-than-stock speeds are also on the menu, with the card boasting 580 MHz core and 750 MHz memory clocks. Those clock speeds don’t make the NX7600GT the most aggressively “overclocked” card around, but they are higher than those of BFG’s GeForce 7600 GT OC.

To keep the graphics core running cool at those speeds, MSI eschews NVIDIA’s reference cooler in favor of one of its own. The double-wide cooler stretches nearly the entire length of the card and employs a heatpipe and numerous tightly-packed cooling fins to draw heat away from the GPU. Like NVIDIA’s reference cooler, fan speeds are dictated by the graphics load, allowing for significantly lower noise levels at idle.

The NX7600GT’s cooler actually takes a page from the GeForce 7900 GTX by including venting on its PCI backplate. This should help exhaust warm air from the system, potentially resulting in lower system temperatures than designs that rely solely on chassis fans to expel heat thrown off by the graphics card.

From this angle, we have a good view of the MSI card’s dual DVI outputs and its single video port. The video port looks similar to what’s available on the other cards in this round-up, but it’s actually the only one to support video input.

Video streams that come in through the card’s video input are decoded by a Philips SAA7115HL decoder chip, making standard definition video capture a snap. The Philips chip can’t handle high definition input, though. It also won’t tune TV channels like an ATI All-in-Wonder, but it’s still handy to have the video capture capabilities of a simple video input.

MSI backs up the NX7600GT’s video input with a number of interesting extras, including a video dongle—which handles standard definition video input and output—and a component HD output. A couple of DVI-to-VGA adapters are included in the box, in addition to an S-Video cable. And there’s more. MSI throws in copies of CyberLink PowerCinema, Power2Go, and PowerProducer, and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.

Although the NX7600GT has an extravagant array of extra software, I’d trade it all for a longer warranty. MSI covers parts for two years and labor for three, and while that should keep most folks happy, it looks a little stingy next to the lifetime coverage offered by BFG and XFX.

 

XFX’s GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition

Manufacturer XFX Model GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition Price (Street) Availability Now

Mountain Dew not included

The word extreme—sorry, xtreme—has been co-opted by numerous companies and marketing campaigns to push products as somehow edgier than the competition, but when applied to PC hardware, it seems kind of silly. There’s certainly nothing extreme about a mid-range graphics card, although XFX would no doubt argue that its GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition’s clock speeds put it at the extreme end of the spectrum. At 500 MHz, the card’s graphics core runs a whopping 25% faster than NVIDIA’s default speed for the 7600 GS. XFX also cranks the memory clock up to 450 MHz—50 MHz above stock.

Despite its impressive core clock speed boost, the Xtreme Edition manages to make do with blissfully silent, passive cooling.

Remarkably, the passive cooler isn’t even a double-wide design. The cooler does monopolize nearly the entire top face of the card, but that’s a reasonable price to pay for those looking to equip a silent system or home theater PC.

XFX isn’t the only manufacturer silently cooling a GeForce 7600 GS, but the Xtreme Edition’s 25% core overclock makes the passive cooler particularly impressive. Rarely do we see factory “overclocking” combined with passive cooling, since the former obviously makes the latter more challenging. We’ll explore the cooler’s effectiveness with some noise level and GPU temperature tests in a moment.

With a massive passive heatsink dominating the card, the Xtreme Edition doesn’t look like your average restickered reference design. XFX goes the extra mile to make the card stand out visually, as well, combining a black board and a black PCI slot cover with a couple of lime green DVI ports to offset the stealthy motif. The green DVI ports are a little cheeky, almost like wearing a neon green tie with an all-black suit, but with its aggressive factory “overclocking,” the Xtreme Edition arguably has the swagger to pull it off.

Before we move on, I should take a moment to dole out extra kudos for the card’s dual DVI outputs. Dual DVI may have become the standard for high-end cards, but it’s scarcer on cards in the Xtreme Edition’s price range. Props to NVIDIA for including dual DVI output on the GeForce 7600 GS reference design, and an, er, shout out to XFX for not skimping on its implementation.

Of course, while we applaud the Xtreme Edition’s dual DVI outputs, we should also point out that the card only comes with one DVI-to-VGA adapter. If you want to run a second VGA monitor, you’ll have to get a second adapter on your own. XFX doesn’t even include a high-definition component output dongle with the card, although an S-Video cable is in the box alongside a basic driver CD.

Sparse as the Xtreme Edition’s included extras may be, the card has an ace in the hole with XFX’s “double lifetime” warranty. Traditional lifetime graphics card warranties halt coverage when a card is resold, second hand, to another party. However, XFX’s “double lifetime” warranty covers a card’s second owner as long as they register through XFX’s web site. That should give the Xtreme Edition a higher resale value than other GeForce 7600 GS cards, although only for the first resale.

 

XFX’s GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition

Manufacturer XFX Model GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition Price (Street) Availability Now

Movie tie-in not included

XFX makes several versions of the GeForce 7600 GT, including the XXX Edition we’ve corralled for inclusion in today’s round-up. Presumably, the XXX Edition is more explicit than the company’s other GeForce 7600 GT cards. Either that, or it’s Xtreme to the power of three, or something.

Ribbing aside, the GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition does boast higher clock speeds than any other card in the round-up. XFX specs the card with an 800 MHz memory clock—100 MHz faster than NVIDIA’s reference memory clock for the 7600 GT—and the core runs 30 MHz above stock at 590 MHz. Interestingly, that’s only about a 5% boost for the graphics core, suggesting the GeForce 7600 GT has relatively little clock speed headroom .

The XXX Edition looks like another restickered reference card. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but we rather like the look of XFX’s black and green GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition. Fortunately, XFX is bringing that palette to newer versions of its GeForce 7600 GT cards; ours just happens to be an earlier sample.

Given its moniker, you’d think the XXX Edition would sport a more suggestive heatsink sticker; perhaps something with NVIDIA’s half-naked Nalu mermaid. Instead, XFX keeps things conservative, opting for a simple black sticker that doesn’t even hint at impropriety.

The cooler itself appears to be identical to that of the BFG and Gigabyte cards. Fan speeds vary with the graphics load, which keeps things reasonably quiet at idle, but there’s a definite high-pitched whine under extended loads.

Oddly, XFX only includes one DVI-to-VGA adapter with the XXX Edition. The company does throw in an output dongle that can handle S-Video, composite, and component HD output, though. An S-Video cable is also included in the box, although apart from a driver CD, you won’t find much in the way of extra software.

Like the GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition, the 7600 GT XXX Edition is covered by XFX’s “double lifetime” warranty. This warranty extends coverage to the card’s second owner in the event of a resale, and could come in handy if you tend to flip cards on eBay when it’s time to upgrade.

 

Test notes
We’re focusing on each card manufacturer’s GeForce 7600-series implementation today, so we’ve limited our 3D gaming tests to just a couple of benchmarks. For a more comprehensive analysis of how the GeForce 7600 GT compares with other competitors, see our recent GeForce 7600 review.

All the cards have been tested on their own, but since BFG sent us a couple of its GeForce 7600 GT OC cards, we’ve also tested those in SLI. Keep in mind that the Gigabyte, MSI, and XFX cards can also be combined in SLI; we just didn’t have two of them to test.

Our testing methods
All tests were run three times, and their results were averaged, using the following test system.

Processor	AMD Opteron 180 2.4 GHz
System bus	HyperTransport 16-bit/1GHz
Motherboard	Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Bios revision	1009
North bridge	NVIDIA nForce SPP 100
South bridge	NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
Chipset drivers	ForceWare 6. 85
Memory size	2GB (2 DIMMs)
Memory type	Corsair CMX1024-3500LLPRO DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
CAS latency (CL)	2
RAS to CAS delay (tRCD)	3
RAS precharge (tRP)	2
Cycle time (tRAS)	6
Command rate	1T
Audio codec	Integrated nForce4 SLI/ALC850 with Realtek 3. 84 drivers
Graphics	BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC 256MB PCI-E with ForceWare 84.21 drivers
	Gigabyte GV-NX76T256DB-RH 256MB PCI-E with ForceWare 84.21 drivers
	MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E 256MB PCI-E with ForceWare 84.21 drivers
	XFX GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition 256MB PCI-E with ForceWare 84.21 drivers
	XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition 256MB PCI-E with ForceWare 84.21 drivers
Hard drive	Western Digital Caviar RE2 400GB
OS	Windows XP Professional
OS updates	Service Pack 2

Thanks to Corsair for providing us with memory for our testing. 2GB of RAM seems to be the new standard for most folks, and Corsair hooked us up with some of its 1GB DIMMs for testing.

We used the following versions of our test applications:

• trq4demo1 demo
• F.E.A.R. 1.04

The test systems’ Windows desktop was set at 1280×1024 in 32-bit color at an 85Hz screen refresh rate. Vertical refresh sync (vsync) was disabled for all tests.

All the tests and methods we employed are publicly available and reproducible. If you have questions about our methods, hit our forums to talk with us about them.

 

Quake 4

There isn’t much variation in performance between the GeForce 7600 GTs, although the XFX XXX Edition’s higher clock speeds do allow it to come out on top in Quake 4. The GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition’s lower clock speeds put it at a real disadvantage here, but keep in mind that it’s much cheaper than the GTs. The 7600 GS is also not as slow as one might expect, likely due to XFX’s aggressive choice of clock speeds.

True to form, a GeForce 7600 GT SLI configuration is quite a bit faster than a single card. Performance scales better at higher resolutions, as well.

F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. paints a similar picture to what we saw in Quake 4. The XFX XXX Edition leads the GeForce 7600 GTs, although not by a significant margin. Clock speeds dictate performance, and that leaves our sole GeForce 7600 GS at the back of the pack.

Again, adding a second GeForce 7600 GT OC makes a big difference, especially at higher detail and antialiasing levels.

 

Noise levels
Noise levels were measured using an Extech Digital Sound Level meter placed 1″ from each card’s PCI back plate, out of the direct path of air flow. Measurements were taken at idle on the Windows desktop and again after 10 minutes of running 3DMark06.

Since the GeForce 7600 GS XXX Edition has a passive cooler, its noise levels readings reflect the noise generated by other system components. Notice that the variable-speed GT coolers do a pretty good job keeping noise levels low at idle, but once we subject the cards to a sustained graphics load, they get loud in a hurry. MSI’s double-wide cooler manages lower noise levels under load than the reference 7600 GT heatsink, although the difference is more apparent when we compare it to other “factory overclocked” cards.

We’ve already seen SLI’s impact on graphics performance, and here’s the catch. Adding a second graphics card to a system will increase noise levels at both idle and under load.

GPU temperature
GPU temperatures were taken at idle on the Windows desktop and again after 10 minutes of running the swanky “rthdribl” graphics demo. We used NVIDIA’s graphics driver control panel to monitor temperatures.

Before I discuss these results, let me offer a few words of advice. After subjecting a passively-cooled, factory “overclocked” graphics card to ten minutes of a demanding high dynamic range lighting demo, give it a good 10 minutes to cool down before touching the heatsink. Make that 20 minutes, just to be safe. The XXX Edition’s passive heatsink gets scorching hot under load, and the card’s GPU temperatures nicely illustrate that fact. Still, temperatures are lower than the 115 Celsius ceiling indicated as a maximum by NVIDIA’s graphics driver, so perhaps that O.K. Just make sure there’s adequate chassis cooling around the card.

Among our actively-cooled cards, GPU temperatures only vary a couple of degrees. Interestingly, despite having the highest clock speeds of the lot, the XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition’s GPU temperatures are actually the lowest, although only barely. Note that adding a second card in SLI results in slightly higher GPU temperatures, as well.

Power consumption
We measured system power consumption, sans monitor and speakers, at the wall outlet using a Watts Up power meter. Power consumption was measured at idle and under load using the same conditions as our noise level tests.

The GeForce 7600 series is very frugal when it comes to power consumption, and none of the cards emerges as a clear winner in this test. I was actually expecting lower power consumption from the GeForce 7600 GS, but the card’s aggressive factory “overclocking” likely contributes to higher power consumption.

Adding a second card increases power use, too, especially under load, where we see the dual GeForce 7600 GT OC configuration pulling 54 W more from the wall than a single-card setup.

 

Overclocking
Because overclocking success can vary from sample to sample, it’s important not to read too much into our overclocking results. We’ve included them to be thorough, and because they tell us a couple of interesting things about the cards in general. However, as always with overclocking, your mileage may vary.

We used the automatic overclocking utility hidden in NVIDIA’s graphics driver to determine the highest core and memory clock speed for each card. We ran the utility three times on each card and chose a clock speed based on the consensus of those results. The BFG cards were also tested in SLI to see whether higher GPU temperatures or the presence of a second card would impede overclocking. The cards were then run through F.E.A.R. to test for visual anomalies and instability—and to measure performance.

The cards achieved the following clock speeds:

• BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC — 592 MHz core, 759 MHz memory
• BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC (SLI) — 596 MHz core, 766 MHz memory
• Gigabyte GV-NX76T256DB-RH — 594 MHz core, 777 MHz memory
• MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E — 600 MHz core, 801 MHz memory
• XFX GeForce 7600 GS Xtreme Edition — 509 MHz core, 480 MHz memory
• XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition — 602 MHz core, 833 MHz memory

Note that the GTs seem to hit a wall around 600 MHz core—only 40 MHz above NVIDIA’s default speed for the GPU. Memory overclocking results are more mixed, but we don’t see big boosts from any of the cards.

Since we only have one card to work with, it’s harder to draw conclusions about the overclocking potential of the GeForce 7600 GS. However, since it uses the same graphics chip as the GT, just with significantly lower default clock speeds, there should be more headroom. XFX’s factory “overclocking” already boosts the core by 25%, although we weren’t able to push our card much beyond that.

Gigabyte’s GeForce 7600 GT enjoys the biggest performance boost from our overclocking efforts, but only because it has the lowest default clock speeds. Even then, the performance gain is relatively modest, just as it is with the other cards.

 

Conclusions
Although we wouldn’t recommend staying away from any of the GeForce 7600 series cards we’ve looked at today, current prices make some a much better deal than others. XFX’s GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition is just barely the most expensive card in the bunch, and while it boasts higher clock speeds than the competition, those speeds only translate to a marginal boost in performance. For us, that’s not worth the extra scratch, putting the onus on XFX’s “double lifetime” warranty to justify the price premium associated with the card. If you tend to upgrade often and resell used hardware, the additional warranty coverage will certainly have value, but it may not add much appeal for most folks.

The second most expensive GeForce 7600 GT in the round-up is Gigabyte’s GV-NX76T256DB-RH, but it doesn’t feature higher-than-stock clock speeds or a lifetime warranty. The Gigabyte does come with PowerDVD 6 and Serious Sam 2, though. The latter sells for $20-30 online, so it certainly adds a lot of value to the package. However, if you already have DVD playback software and have little desire to play Serious Sam 2, it’s hard to justify the GV-NX76T256DB-RH over some of the other cards.

Moving to the more affordable end of the spectrum, XFX’s Xtreme Edition makes a pretty good case for the GeForce 7600 GS. The card sells for less than $120 online, so it’s a good $45 cheaper than the least expensive GeForce 7600 GT in the comparison. The XFX 7600 GS is also one of the most affordable dual-DVI cards we’ve ever seen. Performance is pretty respectable, likely in part thanks to XFX’s aggressive factory “overclocking.” Unfortunately, those clock speeds look to be a little too much for the card’s passive cooler. We observed GPU temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Celsius under load, and although that doesn’t set off the temperature alarms embedded in NVIDIA’s graphics driver, it still gives us the willies.

The GeForce 7600 GS may ultimately be better suited to home theater PC and silent desktop applications, but the Xtreme Edition doesn’t fit into either mold all that well. This card lacks the high-definition output dongle you’d want for a home theater PC, and it has relatively high power consumption and heat output.

Regular gamers would be better off spending a little extra cash on BFG’s GeForce 7600 GT OC, which is selling for only $165. That makes the BFG card the most affordable GeForce 7600 GT in the round-up by far, and with a lifetime warranty and free 24/7 telephone tech support, it’s also one of the most appealing. But it just misses out on our Editor’s Choice.

MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E June 2006

As much as we like the BFG card, we’re more impressed by what MSI has put together with its NX7600GT-V2D256E. That card combines factory “overclocking” with VIVO capabilities, a copy of Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, and a unique cooler that, under load, is noticeably quieter than the competition. The cooler is a dual-slot design, but we’d gladly give up one expansion slot for lower noise levels.

With all its extras, you’d expect the NX7600GT to cost much more than other GeForce 7600 GTs in this comparison, but that’s not the case. This card is available for less than $180, making it the sweetest deal in the round-up. It’s not perfect, of course; we’d really prefer a longer warranty period. Still, the MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E’s combination of performance, features, and extras is good enough to make it our Editor’s Choice. 

Video card GeForce 7600 GT AGP

NVIDIA
GeForce 7600 GT AGP

• AGP interface 8x
• Core frequency 560 MHz
• Video memory size 256 MB
• Memory type GDDR3
• Memory frequency 1400 MHz
• Maximum resolution

Description

NVIDIA started GeForce 7600 GT AGP sales on January 8, 2007. This is Curie architecture desktop card based on manufacturing process 90 nm, primarily aimed at gamers. It has 256 MB of GDDR3 memory at 1.4 GHz, and coupled with a 128-bit interface, this creates a bandwidth of 22.40 Gb / s.

In terms of compatibility, this is a single-slot card connected via the AGP 8x interface. An additional 1x Molex power cable is required for connection and the power consumption is 40W.

We don’t have any test results for the GeForce 7600 GT AGP.

General information

of 900 (Tesla S2050) Textory speed 6.720 of 939.8 (h200 SXM5)

903 903 9002
Information on GeForce 7600 GT AGP compatibility with other computer components. Useful for example when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one. For desktop video cards, these are the interface and connection bus (compatibility with the motherboard), the physical dimensions of the video card (compatibility with the motherboard and case), additional power connectors (compatibility with the power supply). 90 ti) Memorial capacity 22.40 GB/s of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260)

video exit

21

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce 7600 GT AGP. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for laptop ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.

903 903 902

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90ALEL
These are the results of GeForce 7600 GT AGP rendering performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest video card at the moment.

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NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP

Top specifications and features

• GPU base clock
• Memory Bandwidth
• GPU memory frequency
• Heat dissipation (TDP)
• Technological process

Performance

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP:
1398
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Memory

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP:
60
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General Information

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP:
521
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Features

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP:
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NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP:
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Description

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP video card based on Curie architecture has 177 million transistors, tech. 90 nm process. The frequency of the graphics core is 560 MHz. DDR3, 1400 MHz frequency and with a maximum bandwidth of 22.4 Gb / s. At the same time, the maximum number of points for today is 260261 points.
Directx version — 9. OpenGL version — 2.1. Regarding cooling, the heat dissipation requirements here are 40 watts.
In our tests, the video card scores 2585 points.

Why NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP is better than others

• GPU memory frequency 1400 MHz. This parameter is higher than that of 45%
• Thermal Dissipation (TDP) 40 W. This setting is lower than 65%

• GPU base clock 560 MHz. This parameter is lower than 70%
• Memory bandwidth 22.4 GB/s. This parameter is lower than 67%
• 90 nm process. This parameter is higher than 85%
• GDDR memory version 3 . This parameter is lower than that of 72%
• Number of transistors 177 million. This setting is lower than 80%
• DirectX 9 . This parameter is lower than 93%

Review NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP

Performance

Memory

general information

Functions

Ports

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP Review: Highlights

GPU base clock

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a high clock speed.

560MHz

max 2457

Average: 938 MHz

2457MHz

GPU memory frequency

This is an important aspect calculating memory bandwidth

1400MHz

max 16000

Average: 1326.6 MHz

16000MHz

Texture speed

6.7

max 940

Average: 65.6

940

Architecture name

Curie

GPU Name

G73

Memory bandwidth

This is the speed at which the device stores or reads information.

22.4GB/s

max 2656

Average: 198. 3 GB/s

2656GB/s

Maximum memory

0.256GB

max 128

Average: 3.9 GB

128GB

GDDR Memory Versions

Latest GDDR memory versions provide high data transfer rates for improved overall performance
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3

Average: 4.5

6

Memory bus width

A wide memory bus means that it can transfer more information in one cycle. This property affects the performance of the memory as well as the overall performance of the device’s graphics card.
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128bit

max 8192

Average: 290.1bit

8192 bit

Release date

January 2007

Mean value:

Heat Dissipation (TDP)

The Heat Dissipation Requirements (TDP) is the maximum amount of energy that can be dissipated by the cooling system. The lower the TDP, the less power will be consumed.
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40W

Average: 140.4 W

2W

Process technology

The small size of the semiconductor means it is a new generation chip.

90 nm

Average: 47.5 nm

4 nm

Number of transistors

177 million

max 80000

Average: 5043 million

80000 million

Purpose

Desktop

DirectX

Used in demanding games, providing improved graphics

9

max 12.2

Average: 11.1

12. 2

opengl version

Later versions provide quality game graphics

2.1

max 4.6

Average: 4

4.6

Shader model version

3

max 6.6

Average: 5.5

6.6

VGA

Yes

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What version of RAM does NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP support GDDR3.

What is the architecture of the video card NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP

Curie.

How many watts does NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP 9 consume?0742

40 Watt.

What version of DirectX does the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP support?

DirectX 9.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP released?

January 2007.

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Almost everything about: AGP Leadtek GeForce 7600GT

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Radiators on the face 7600GT
video cards and it is located not like all microcircuits vertically or horizontally, but at an angle of 45 degrees, since I glued the radiators in the direction of the microcircuits, you can see it in the photo on the radiator at an angle of 45 degrees.

8. Overclocking results with chip and memory voltmodes.
With voltages raised to 1.6 / 2.2V, the maximum overclocking of the video card was 720/780/780/1640MHz

Chip overclocked to 100 MHz! The overclocking of the chip, of course, pleased my soul, which was waiting for the parrots! But the memory, which overclocked by only 40 MHz, spoiled the impression. With an increase in the memory frequency, even at 5 MHz, image artifacts began.

The following results were obtained in stamps:

3D Mark 2003 — 14206
3D Mark 2005 — 6906
3D Mark 2006 — 3507
The maximum temperature of the video chip during testing was 51 degrees. Chip temperature at rest (2D) was 38 degrees. That is, compared to the temperature readings before the voltmod, the maximum temperature after the voltmod increased by 8 degrees, from 43 to 51, and the idle temperature remained unchanged.

Compared with the performance indicators relative to the frequencies of the video card «default», overclocking with the selection of delta and the use of a water cooling system was:

3D Mark 2003 — 19%.
3D Mark 2005 — 21%
3D Mark 2006 — 21%
These figures have already satisfied me a little.

Compared to the results obtained at maximum overclocking with a standard cooling system:

3D Mark 2003 — 9%.
3D Mark 2005 — 9%
3D Mark 2006 — 11%
In fact, these are the indicators that reflect the performance gain from, so to speak, overclocking J, that is, installing water cooling and voltmods of the chip and memory on the card.

Compared to the results obtained with the watercooling system, but before the voltmod:

3D Mark 2003 — 6%.
3D Mark 2005 — 6.5%
3D Mark 2006 — 6.5%
And these are indicators characterizing what volmods with a good cooling system give, in particular CBO.

9. Selection and testing of optimal memory timings.
I started the selection of video memory timings last. And so it turned out that I started modifying the timings when the video memory was already working at a voltage increased to 2.20V — as it turned out, it was even too much, during the testing process it turned out that the voltage on the video memory can be lowered to 2. 14V (2.11V in 2D ) and acceleration was not affected at all.

The selection of timings is, I must say, a process of rare boredom …

After all, it is necessary to reflash the BIOS. Previously, on a GeForce 6800 video card, I used Leadtek’s proprietary utility called WinFox for this purpose. But on the 7600GT video card, it refused to read the image of the current BIOS, stopping the further flashing procedure. Therefore, I had to reflash from under DOS, using the Nvflash 5.36 utility.

This is how the standard set of memory timings on the Leadtek WinFast A7600 GT TDH 256 Mb DDR3 AGP looks like:

TRC=31 TRCDRD=10

TRFC=39 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=22 TRRD=8

TRP=9

After reviewing the statistics of changing timings on
Conference Overclockers
(who uses what so to speak) and from several articles on the same site. I identified a few combinations for myself that were worth trying.

Next, I describe the experimental options (changed parameters are in bold), changes in overclocking, performance from their use.

I will evaluate the performance of each option in words, since the process of testing each option 3 times and calculating the average value would take a very long time. Therefore, the stamps were driven once, and sometimes everything was clear even without inspecting the stamps to the end.

First option:

TRC=31
TRCDRD=11
TRFC=39 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=23 TRRD=8

TRP=10
Overclocking increased from 1640MHz to 1800MHz, but image artifacts were visible at any frequencies and the overall performance of the video subsystem fell. The verdict is bullshit.

Second option:

TRC=31 TRCDRD=10

TRFC=39 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=22 TRRD=8

TRP=10
Overclocking increased from 1640MHz to 1760MHz, but image artifacts were visible at any frequencies and the overall performance of the video subsystem fell. The verdict is bullshit.

Third option:

TRC=30 TRCDRD=9
TRFC=37 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=22
TRRD=7
TRRP=9

Overclocking dropped to 1600MHz, image artifacts everywhere including the desktop, and the overall performance of the video subsystem dropped. The verdict is bullshit. (Although this option was quite adventurous initially).

Fourth option:

TRC=31 TRCDRD=10

TRFC=39 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=23 TRRD=8

TRP=9

Overclocking dropped to 1600MHz, image artifacts at any frequencies and the overall performance of the video subsystem dropped. The verdict is bullshit.

Fifth option:

TRC=31 TRCDRD=10

TRFC=39 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=20 TRRD=8

TRP=9

Overclocking has not changed, image artifacts at any frequencies and the overall performance of the video subsystem has fallen. The verdict is bullshit.

Sixth option:

TRC=23 TRCDRD=10

TRFC=29 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=15 TRRD=8

TRP=9

I didn’t even measure overclocking, since artifacts even in 2D are such that I miraculously found the “Start” button

Definitely a bootleg.

Seventh option:

TRC=26 TRCDRD=11
TRFC=33 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=17 TRRD=8

TRP=10
Overclocking increased from 1640MHz to 1800MHz, but image artifacts were visible at any frequencies and the overall performance of the video subsystem fell. The verdict is bullshit.

Eighth option:

TRC=26 TRCDRD=10

TRFC=33 TRCDWD=6

TRAS=17 TRRD=8

TRP=9

Overclocking increased from 1640MHz to 1720MHz, no artifacts, and oh joy!!! Finally, an objective increase in performance due to an increase in the frequency of the video memory!

It was decided to keep this timing option.

10. Final polishing of parameters for use with maximum overclocking in 24/7 mode. Test results.
Before thoroughly testing performance with new memory timings, I decided to determine the limit of stable voltage on the video chip. I remind you that after the voltmod I stopped at 1.6V (in 3D). After testing the video card with this voltage and making sure that the temperature parameters of the video chip and the stability are normal, I began to further increase the voltage. I tried it empirically, as it seemed to me then, found out that the maximum stable voltage was 1.7V in 3D and, accordingly, 1.65V in 2D.

But after long tests and weekly use, it turned out that 1.65V in 2D and 1.7V in 3D leads to system instability. Instability was expressed in unexpected reboots, increased loading times for 3D applications, videos of all formats, and picture distortion in HDTV movies. Since my home theater is built on the basis of a computer and this is important for me, I had to reduce the voltage to 1. 65 in 3D and, accordingly, to 1.6V in 2D. Reducing the voltage was a little disappointing, since these 0.05V allowed us to increase overclocking by another 10MHz for all video chip blocks.

Due to the cumulatively increased overclocking at various frequencies of the video chip (geometry block, Rop block, shader block), the value of the initially determined delta between frequencies = 60MHz, it was decided to increase it to 70MHz.

Note: By the way, the ATITool_0.25_ utility could not determine the optimal frequency of the video chip using its auto-overclocking function. Starting with a standard frequency of 560MHz, she overclocked the video chip to 837MHz!!! After that, the system hung safely … (let everyone draw conclusions for themselves about this option, popular with many overclockers).

The total parameters of the video subsystem with maximum overclocking for continuous use, that is, 24 hours 7 days a week, were:

Leadtek WinFast A7600 GT TDH 256 Mb DDR3 AGP.
Chip clock: 730/800/800MHz
Memory clock: 1720MHz
Vgpu: 1.65(2D 1.60)
Vmem 2.14(2D 2.11)
Memory timings: TRC=26, TFC=33, TRAS =17, TRP=9, TRCDRD=10, TRCDWD=6, TRRD=8.
Attached is a link to download the bios image with these parameters.
Note: be careful! cooler powered from the connector on the video card — disabled!
Test results:

3D Mark 2003 — 14724
3D Mark 2005 — 7090
3D Mark 2006 — 3595
The maximum temperature of the video chip during testing was 51 degrees. Chip temperature at rest (2D) was 38 degrees.

Compared to the performance figures relative to the graphics card’s «default» frequencies, the performance improvement at maximum overclocking for using the graphics card in 24/7 mode was:

3D Mark 2003 — 23%
3D Mark 2005 — 24%
3D Mark 2006 — 24%
I wouldn’t say it’s a very good result, but it’s not bad either. Here is my vague overclocking estimate for the Leadtek WinFast A7600 GT TDH 256 Mb DDR3 AGP video card.

But 24% on average is a performance boost in 3D Marks. In real 3D applications, testing was not carried out, but even without measurements, that is, by eye, I can say that the increase in performance (number of FPS) in such resource-intensive games as: F.E.A.R., T.E.S.4 Oblivion, GT Legends, ranged from 50 to 100 %!!!

For example: earlier with a Geforce 6800 video card with unlocked pipelines and overclocking to frequencies higher than the Ultra version on the chip and at the level of the GT version on the memory, in F.E.A.R. I used «Medium» graphics settings and the main amount of FPS issued was in the range from 25 to 40%., and the maximum value did not exceed 106FPS.

With the new video card, the graphics settings were set to «High» and the main number of FPS issued was above 40, or rather 85%. And the maximum value was 183FPS.

In the games T.E.S.4 Oblivion and GT Legends that were previously specifically slowing down on my system, it became possible to play with sufficient comfort at high quality settings.

11. Benchmarking or catching parrots.
Having determined the maximum overclocking for everyday use of the video card, it was decided to catch the parrots, that is, to get the maximum points in marks, not paying attention to the picture quality, the presence of image artifacts, etc.

For this, software and hardware preparation is usually carried out. The software includes optimizing the settings of the Operating System, disabling unnecessary services and programs from startup, as well as specific graphics settings, such as LOD and others. My OS is quite optimized and I try to keep it clean. So I just set LOD = +15 in DirectX and OpenGL applications, turn off v-sync, and also change the values ​​of a couple of parameters that have the effect of increasing performance during testing, equal to squinting eyes and straining the sciatic nerve.
.

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Water tank number 3
Under the hardware usually means an increase in voltage (even compared to the already increased voltage used in the continuous operation of the video card) on the video chip and video memory, and temporary — (only for maximum marks in marks) or continuous improvement of the cooling system. In this, someone, what a lot, someone will simply fix the processor cooler on the video card, and someone will also use phase transition systems, dry ice and liquid nitrogen.

As I wrote earlier, it was possible to increase the voltage on the video chip on this instance of Leadtek WinFast A7600 GT only up to 1.7V, and then with a loss of stability, but it worked for benchmarking. That is, it turned out to pass the stamps fastening and crackling. J

Increasing the voltage on the video memory, as I already wrote, from 2. 14V up to 2.4V did not lead to an increase in the frequency (with modified timings, of course), so I did not touch it.

As an improvement to the cooling system, I simply filled the expansion tank of the CBO with ice cubes.

Adding freshly frozen cubes during testing and draining excess water. Thus, I managed to achieve the temperature of the refrigerant (approximately 60% antifreeze and 40% water) inside the CBO circuit = +8, +9 degrees. And one of the walls of the system unit was open.

The photo shows the expansion tank without ice, in its daily position. During benchmarking, in the hustle and bustle, I forgot to take a photo.

Note: I would like to note that in such conditions, the formation of condensate at the border of the temperature difference is inevitable. Since the air temperature in the room was +24, and water +8. This produced a deposit of distilled water (condensate) on and around the water blocks after only 10 minutes of testing. The closure did not happen, apparently only because, as you know, condensate is, in fact, the same distilled water. And it almost does not contain salts that contribute to the transmission of electricity. But still, next time I will definitely make sure and install protective pads made of cardboard or foam around the water blocks on the motherboard and video card.
Let’s consider that I was lucky this time… Don’t repeat the mistakes of others!

So, the configuration of the test stand at the time of benchmarking:
Motherboard

: Epox 8RDA3+ rev.2.1 Vcore 2.0V.

Processor:

Barton 2500+@2442MHz, 222MHzx11, Vcpu 2.0V.

RAM:

2x512Mb Hunix Dual DDR 3-3-3-9 Vmem 2,90V

Video card:

Leadtek WinFast A7600 GT TDH 256 Mb DDR3 AGP.

Chip frequency:

740/810/810MHz

Memory frequency:

1770MHz

Vgpu:

1. 70(2D 1.65)

Vmem:

2.14(2D 2.11)

Memory timings:

TRC=26, TFC=33, TRAS=17, TRP=9, TRCDRD=10, TRCDWD=6, TRRD=8.

Comments:

·The CPU frequency has been increased to the maximum stable, under these cooling conditions, the voltage of the CPU and motherboard chipset has been raised to 2.0V.
·RAM timings have been increased to 3-3-3-9.
·The frequency of the video chip could only be increased by 10MHz. Further increase in frequency led to friezes and throttling.
·We managed to increase the video memory frequency by 50MHz without dropping performance, but this resulted in a huge number of image artifacts.
Results:

3D Mark 2003 — 15693
3D Mark 2005 — 7516
3D Mark 2006 — 3696
The maximum temperature of the video chip during testing was 43 degrees. Chip temperature at rest (2D) was 27 degrees.

The difference in performance indicators compared to the indicators for the 24/7 mode and the indicators obtained from benchmarking was:

3D Mark 2003 — 6.5%
3D Mark 2005 — 6%
3D Mark 2006 — 3%
began to give screen-shots of the results of the marks and, moreover, did not officially register these results on the ORB.

Honestly, I expected more from benchmarking, but such a small difference in performance between 24/7 mode and full afterburner can be explained not only as unsuccessful benchmarking, but also as successful overclocking for constant use! It’s like the saying about the optimist whose glass is half full and the pessimist whose glass is half empty.

Although we must remember that comparison with the results obtained on other Geforce 7600GT video cards is not entirely correct, since they were all obtained on platforms with PCI-Express video cards and processors of a completely different performance level. And on platforms with AGP video cards 7600GT, I don’t really have anyone to look up to…

Also, don’t forget that the video card has a HIS bridge that translates the signal between the PCI-Express and AGP buses. It is quite possible that it was not the last link slowing down the further overclocking of the video card.

12. Modification of the video card power subsystem or CapMod.
The last step in improving the performance and overclocking of the 7600GT video card was to improve the power subsystem of the video card. That is, the installation of the so-called CapMod — Capacity Modification, and on the «great and mighty» — Capacitor modification.

12.1. Theoretical data, installation guide.

If we ignore complex electrical terminology, the essence of the modification is as follows: The current supplied to the video chip and video memory is subject to high-frequency ripples, that is, it is not constant. The task of this modification is to reduce high-frequency ripples, for a more stable power supply to the video card components.

This can be achieved by installing additional capacitors in the power circuit, from power microcircuits (they are also mosfets, they are also PWM controllers) to end consumers (video chip, video memory), with a high value of the internal resistance parameter (impedance resistance, Low ESR). There are also modifications with the installation of additional chokes or ceramic capacitors. But they are more difficult to implement at home (without professional equipment). Therefore, I decided to dwell on the modification associated with installing additional capacitors (or replacing existing ones with new ones, with a large capacitance value and, most importantly, with a Low ESR value).

So the CapMod modification scheme was defined on the video card

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Schematic CapMod 7600GT AGP
For video memory, it was decided to install two capacitors connected in parallel on voltage monitoring points. And for the video chip, solder additional capacitors in parallel to the two already soldered on the board (PCB). Characteristics of already soldered capacitors: 500mF, breakdown voltage 4V. No data on their Low ESR value was indicated on them (which, in other respects, was not surprising, as usual).

Capacitors were selected for modification:
Sancon, with a capacity of 2200mF, with a voltage of 16V, and an Ultra Low ESR value.

To implement CapMod — modification you will need:

1. Insulated wires, for a more convenient arrangement of capacitors on the PCB.

2. Powerful (at least 40 watts) soldering iron with a thin tip. And a set of soldering accessories like: rosin, tin, flux tweezers.

3. Solid straight arms and average soldering skill.

This is how it turned out for me:

CapMod 7600GT 1

CapMod 7600GT 2
And this is what a video card with CapMod implemented looks like:

apMod 7600GT view in the system

12. 2. CapMod influence on overclocking, test results with CapMod.

After installing CapMod, the overclocking increased, of course, not as much as we would like, but there were still improvements.

The stable voltage on the video chip has risen from 1.65V to 1.68V. And the consequence of this was an increase in the maximum stable overclocking to 735/805/805MHz. In general, it’s only 5MHz, but nice.

Memory pleased me more. After CapMod, the operating voltage increased to 2.25-2.3V. At the same time, overclocking increased from 1720 to 1740 MHz. Total 20 MHz, not bad.

The results of overclocking with maximum frequencies of 735/805/805/1740MHz were:

3D Mark 2003 — 14942
3D Mark 2005 — 7182
3D Mark 2006 — 3628
Installing CapMod brought the following performance improvements:

3D Mark 2003 — 1.5%
3D Mark 2005 — 1. 3%
3D Mark 2006 — 1%.
Not a lot, but as a final touch, when it’s already megahertz and everything else has been tried, it’s a useful modification. Yes, and I think it will add stability in work, but a video card under voltmods needs it.

The conclusion suggests itself as follows: since the addition of high-quality capacitors with a value of Low ESR — Ultra., practically did not add overclocking potential, the already existing video card power subsystem can be considered effective.

13. Summary table of results and test chart.

Table of test results 7600GT

Chart of test results 7600GT

14.Conclusions. Subtext.
Work on this testing and writing material took a whole month. As a result, the following conclusions were made:

1. Video card Leadtek WinFast A7600 GT TDH 256 Mb DDR3 AGP. Good equipment, excellent price/performance ratio, 256 megabytes of high-frequency video memory, a video chip with moderate heat dissipation, a good video card power subsystem.

2. Overclocking potential of Geforce 7600GT AGP. Good overclocking potential, even with a standard piece of aluminum with fins and a fan (there is no other name for a standard cooling system
).

3. And the most important thing is voltmodal suitability! 1.34V on the video chip, with proper cooling (and I think few overclockers will leave the standard cooling system;)), easily turn into 1.6V, or maybe someone will be lucky and more. And since the chip is not as hot as the previous AGP monsters Geforce 6800xx and Radeon X8xx, there is not even a need to install water cooling at a voltage increased to 1.6 or more volts. Advanced coolers for video cards will cope with cooling no worse than water systems. Well, as a result, the voltmod of the video chip gives a noticeable increase in the performance of the Geforce 7600GT AGP video card, which is not able to give not the voltmod of the video memory, not the modification of the video memory timings, not the setting of a negative frequency delta between the chip units, not the improvement of the power subsystem, taken together…

Subtext.
In my opinion, the subtext in this article is obvious. Some will look at its name and it will not intrigue them, even to open it, some will open it and even read it “diagonally”, the owners of 7600GT/GS video cards will probably read it carefully, evaluating the overclocking of their video card through the prism and only owners of systems with AGP, according to -really seriously pay attention to it.

Having previously had a Geforce 6800 video card, I thought that upgrading the video card was completely inexpedient, since the increase in performance would not be able to recoup the funds invested in the new video card.

When I changed the video card, albeit not due to an intentional upgrade, but due to the failure of the old video card, I realized that I was wrong. And now I will explain why.

This happened due to the habit of measuring performance in the «default» 3D Mark modes, but they are not indicative for obtaining information about the real performance of the video card, this requires heavy modes with anti-aliasing and the maximum level of anisotropic filtering.

For example: for a GeForce 6800 overclocked from 325/700MHz to 450/950MHz, the maximum results without friezes, throttling and artifacts, for use in constant mode (24/7), on the same test bench were:

3D Mark 2003 ~ 12500
3D Mark 2005 ~ 5500
3D Mark 2006 ~ 2000

3D Mark 2003 — 14942
3D Mark 2005 — 7182
3D Mark 2006 — 3628
The difference is:

3D Mark 2003 ~ 19. 5%
3D Mark 2005 ~ 30.5%
3D Mark 2006 ~ 81.5%
In 2003 and 2005 marks even less tolerable lag, in 2006 it is much more. But it pales in comparison to the difference that is observed without any tests, and even with naked gas in games, with graphics settings at maximum quality. This difference, as I already wrote, is simply overwhelming. 256 megabytes of video memory and a more advanced microarchitecture of the video core have an effect.

In summary, what we have: after replacing the video card on an outdated system: the most modern games became playable with maximum graphics settings, after constant slowdowns at medium quality settings on the previous video card.

And the most important result: This upgrade makes sense!

This is what my system looks like, for 24/7 continuous use, after all modifications:

system manager for 21 10 2006

The work done can be discussed in a specially created conference thread in the Personal Pages section and the All About 7600(GT\GS) thread. I look forward to your comments, feedback and questions.

P.S. Since I consider this study to be incomplete, due to the use of only one version of the driver (Forceware 91.47), in the near future, as an addition to this article, we plan to compare the latest versions of drivers.

I would like to express my gratitude for the help in creating this article!
Lex _ — for help in creating and providing a water cooling system.

deep_ZZ and S_A_V — for their help in developing the volt mode circuit for the video chip and video memory.

Umka_8 — for video card repair and numerous consultations on electronics.

v-man — for correcting the material.

Company «NPK Planar» — for provided Low ESR capacitors.

And of course my beloved wife
Yulechka aka Kisulya , for inhuman patience and understanding!

Regards Virgo1881

ASUS GeForce 7600 GS 400Mhz AGP 256Mb 800Mhz 128 bit DVI TV YPrPb

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Tagirov Arsel, 08. 03.2011

Advantages:
Lack of a cooler (well, it’s obvious, as it were :)). The workmanship is at a good level. 128bit.

Disadvantages:
They write that it gets very hot — so it’s also obvious. 80 degrees shows, it does not rise higher and that’s fine.

Comment:
I was looking for a video for an old computer. What’s on sale is rubbish. I accidentally grabbed this card on one of the forums, not used, not opened, and for adequate money. Silence now and no need to lubricate, change valves — beauty. Change the thermal paste in time and business.

Mordvishin Dmitry, 01/02/2011

Advantages:
Not bad performance for AGP, even Dragon Age Origins pulls well.

Disadvantages:
Heats up…. Heats up very well.

Comment:
Generally satisfied with the purchase.

Markov Kirill, 01/19/2010

Advantages:
As be, now there is nothing outstanding in it.
It is in the second computer, BUT I took 550 from the chip, 500 from the memory (without Vmoda), COD6 was calmly passed at medium settings

Disadvantages:
Cooling, even in desktop mode, barely manages, airflow is simply necessary.

Comment:
An ordinary office card of the past, but a good option for the dying AGP platform

General characteristics

office/gaming

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce 7600GS

Interface

AGP

GPU codename

G73

Process

90 nm

Number of monitors supported

2

Maximum resolution

2560×1600

Specifications

GPU frequency

400 MHz

Video memory size

256 MB

Video memory type

GDDR2

Video memory frequency

800 MHz

Video memory bus width

128 bit

RAMDAC frequency

400 MHz

Connection

Connectors

DVI, VGA, TV-out, component

Math block

Maximum number of pixel/vertex pipelines

12/5

Pixel/vertex shader versions

3. 0/3.0

Maximum number of texture units per pixel pipeline

1

Maximum Anisotropic Filtering

16x

Maximum grade FSAA

16x

Support for

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DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL 2.0

Additional features

Additional power required

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Cooling

passive

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Comparison ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS which is better?

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Benefits ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP

Video connectors
OpenCL	N/A
VULKAN	N/A 9003

Process

65 nm -25 nm (-27.8%) better than vs 90 nm

Maximum memory

0.5 GB 0.244 GB (95.3%) better than vs 0.256 GB

Benefits NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

Comparison winner

Power Demand (TDP)

27 W -8 W (-22.9%) better than vs 35 W

Memory frequency

800 MHz 8 MHz (1%) better than vs 792 MHz

Memory bandwidth

12. 8 0.13 (1%) better than vs 12.67

General
Value for money The sum of all the advantages of the device divided by its price. The more%, the better the quality per unit price in comparison with all analogues.
n/a	38.7%
Architecture
TeraScale	Curie
Codename
RV630	G73
Type
Desktop	Desktop
Release price
n/a	$84.99
Number of shaders
120	no data
Core clock
0MHz	0 MHz
Number of transistors
390 million	177 million
Process
65 nm -25 nm (-27. 8%) better than	90 nm
Interface
AGP 8x	PCIe 1.0 x16
Power Demand (TDP) The calculated heat output shows the average heat dissipation in load operation, the larger the value, the more the requirements for cooling and power consumption increase.
35W	27 W At -8 W (-22.9%) better than
Additional power connectors
no	no
Vulkan NVIDIA’s Vulkan technology allows developers to gain low-level access to the GPU to optimize graphics commands (better than OpenGL and Direct3D APIs). It is an open, free, cross-platform standard available for all platforms.
N/A	N/A
OpenCL
N/A	N/A
Video connectors
1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
DirectX
10. 0 (10_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Floating point performance
142.56 gflops	no data
Shader Model
4.0	3.0

Benchmarks

Memory0002 Memory type
DDR2	DDR2
Maximum memory Large video memory allows you to run demanding games with lots of textures, use high resolution monitors, provide more opportunities for cryptocurrency mining.
0.5 GB 0.244 GB (95.3%) better than	0.256 GB
Memory bus width The wider the video memory bus, the more data is transferred to the GPU per unit of time and the better performance in demanding games.
128 bit	128 bit
Memory frequency A high memory frequency has a positive effect on the speed of a video card with a large amount of data.
792 MHz	800 MHz 8 MHz (1%) better than
Memory bandwidth The higher the data transfer bandwidth, the more effective amount of RAM the PC can use.
12.67	12.8 0.13 (1%) better than

specs and tests in 1 game and 1 benchmark

NVIDIA started selling the GeForce 7600 GT on March 9, 2006 for a suggested price of $199. This is a Curie architecture desktop card with a 90 nm process technology. It has 256 MB of GDDR3 memory with a frequency of 700 MHz, a 128-bit bus, which provides a bandwidth of 1.4 Gbps.

The card occupies 1 slot, connected via PCIe 1.0 x16 interface. The card does not require additional power supply, the declared maximum power consumption is 40 W.

Specifications

GPU

GPU name

G73

GPU option

G73-GT-N-A2

Architecture

Curie

Manufacturer

TSMC

Process

90 nm

Number of transistors

177 million

Crystal area

125 mm²

Graphic card

Release date

March 9, 2006

Generation

GeForce 7 PCIe (7600)

Predecessor

GeForce 6 PCIe

Descendant

GeForce 8

Launch price

$199

Market price

$199

Data bus interface

PCIe 1. 0 x16

Frequencies

GPU Clock

560 MHz

Memory frequency

700 MHz

Memory

Memory capacity

256 MB

Memory type

GDDR3

Memory bus

128 bit

Memory speed

1.367 Gb/s

Memory bandwidth

22.40 GB/s

Render Configuration

Pixel Shaders

12

Vertex shaders

5

Texture blocks

12

Raster blocks

8

Rated output

Pixel fill rate

4. 480 HP/s

Texture Fill Rate

6.720 GT/s

Top fill rate

700 million V/s

Graphics

DirectX

9.0c (9_3)

OpenGL

2.1

Shader model

3

Video card design

Occupied slots

1

Heat Sink Requirements

40 W

Recommended PSU power

200 W

Outlets

2x DVI 1x S-Video

Power supply

Not required

Board number

P456

Maximum temperature

65 °C

Maximum noise

45 dB

FPS in games

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

(2012)

Worse than NVIDIA GeForce GT 630.

1920×1080 / Low / 9

Benchmark tests

Passmark: 163 Better than NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M.

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