NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE

The NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE is an end-of-life PCIe 1.0 x16 graphics card from the GeForce 7 PCIe (7500) generation, built around the G72 chip and Curie architecture. It was fabricated by TSMC on a 90 nm process, integrating 112 million transistors on an 81 mm² die for a transistor density of 1.4M/mm². The product sits between the GeForce 6 PCIe and GeForce 8 as predecessor and successor, and it was released on March 21, 2006. The data set contains no individual benchmark results, an average benchmark score of 0, and an empty nearestRivals list, so direct performance comparisons are limited to the listed specifications.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmarks array is empty. No game or synthetic results are available, and the average benchmark score is listed as 0. The nearestRivals array is also empty, so there are no rival names, scores, or deltaPct values to cite. Consequently, no exact percentage deltas can be computed from this entry. The only relative ranking is a 50th percentile placement among all GPUs in the database. That percentile is not backed by any nonzero measured score, so it should be treated as a database ranking position rather than a verified performance result.

The concrete performance figures are the fixed-function rates. The card has 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units, delivering a texture fill rate of 3.800 GTexel/s and a pixel fill rate of 1.900 GPixel/s. These are theoretical maximums, not application scores. The 6.480 GB/s memory bandwidth is the other major limiting figure, since it is the amount of data available to feed the TMUs and ROPs. No base or boost clocks are given, and shadingUnits, FP32, and FP16 throughput are all absent from the entry, so the shader and compute side of performance cannot be assessed with the available numbers.

What remains is a card whose performance profile is defined by small memory capacity, narrow memory bus, and modest fill rates. The 8 TMUs and 4 ROPs provide predictable fixed-function output, but the 64 MB frame buffer and 64-bit memory bus place a hard ceiling on how much texture and pixel data can be moved in a frame. The 50th percentile rank may suggest a mid-tier position in the database overall, but without measured scores, that position is only a placeholder for the specifications.

Power and Cooling

The TDP is not listed in the fact pack. The only power-system guidance is a suggested PSU of 200 W. The card's powerConnectors field is "None", meaning no auxiliary PCIe power cables are required. Installation therefore only needs the PCIe 1.0 x16 slot and a PSU that meets the 200 W recommendation.

Cooling is described only by the slotWidth field: single-slot. The fact pack does not list length, height, or width, so physical clearance is unknown from the data. The single-slot profile is the only thermal-form-factor clue. The silicon is a 90 nm G72 chip with 112 million transistors, and the die measures 81 mm²; these process details are the only context for heat output, since no wattage or temperature figures are recorded.

Because the card has no power connectors and a 200 W system PSU suggestion, it is aimed at systems with modest power budgets. The PCIe 1.0 x16 interface provides the board's connection, and the single-slot design means the card does not require a large cooling package. For a builder, the practical takeaway is that this is not a demanding card in terms of power delivery.

Memory Subsystem

The memory subsystem is 64 MB of DDR2 on a 64-bit bus. The memory clock is 405 MHz, with an effective data rate of 810 Mbps. Total bandwidth is 6.480 GB/s. These are the only memory figures in the entry.

High-resolution rendering stresses both memory capacity and bandwidth. The 64 MB memory must hold the rendered image and the textures being sampled by the 8 TMUs. Once larger textures exceed that capacity, the card cannot keep all necessary data resident at once. The 64-bit bus width also limits how much data can be transferred in each memory transaction, and 6.480 GB/s is the ceiling for moving pixel and texture data between memory and the GPU.

The memory clock is also the only clock speed in the entire entry. There are no GPU core clock values. That makes the memory specification central to any performance estimate: 64 MB is a small pool, 64-bit is a narrow path, and 6.480 GB/s is the maximum data transfer rate. For older, low-resolution workloads, this configuration may be workable; for anything that demands large textures or high display resolutions, the memory subsystem is the primary constraint.

Who Should Consider It

The GeForce 7500 LE is a legacy, end-of-life product. Its release date is March 21, 2006, its production status is end-of-life, and its predecessor and successor are the GeForce 6 PCIe and GeForce 8, respectively. It uses a PCIe 1.0 x16 interface, placing it in the transition period between those generations.

The 200 W PSU suggestion and the lack of auxiliary power connectors mean the card can be installed in systems with modest power supplies. Its single-slot design keeps it physically compact. The display outputs are 1x DVI, 1x VGA, and 1x S-Video, which supports older monitors and TV-out connections.

For resolution and settings, the data points to lower resolutions and modest texture loads. The pixel rate of 1.900 GPixel/s and texture rate of 3.800 GTexel/s are not high enough for demanding fill-rate workloads. The 64 MB memory capacity and 6.480 GB/s bandwidth limit how much texture data can be processed per frame. This is not a card for modern high-resolution gaming; it is a card for basic 3D acceleration in a legacy system. Because there are no benchmark scores or rival deltas in the data, there is no measured frame-rate evidence to recommend specific settings, so builders should use the theoretical rates and memory constraints as the guide.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

Hardware ray tracing is absent. The fact pack lists no RT cores and no tensor cores, so ray-traced effects and tensor-accelerated features are not available through this card. The supported APIs are DirectX 9.0c (9_3) and OpenGL 2.1. Vulkan is not listed, so Vulkan support cannot be assumed.

Architecturally, the card uses the Curie architecture with the G72 chip and belongs to the GeForce 7 PCIe (7500) generation. The shadingUnits field is null, and no FP32 or FP16 throughput is recorded, so compute capabilities are not quantified. The fixed-function feature set is instead defined by 8 TMUs and 4 ROPs. In practical terms, this means DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1 applications are the feature target, while newer API features are outside the listed specification.

For users who need hardware ray tracing or tensor acceleration, this card has no supporting hardware in the data. For legacy DirectX 9-era applications, the API list is explicit: DirectX 9.0c (9_3) and OpenGL 2.1. The absence of Vulkan further reinforces that this is a product from an older API generation.

FAQ

Q: Does the GeForce 7500 LE require an auxiliary power connector?

A: No. The powerConnectors field is "None", and the suggested PSU is 200 W.

Q: What is the memory configuration?

A: It uses 64 MB of DDR2 on a 64-bit bus, with 6.480 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 405 MHz / 810 Mbps effective.

Q: Which APIs are supported?

A: DirectX 9.0c (9_3) and OpenGL 2.1. Vulkan is not listed.

Q: Does it support hardware ray tracing?

A: No. No RT cores or tensor cores are listed in the fact pack.

Q: What display outputs are available?

A: 1x DVI, 1x VGA, and 1x S-Video.

Q: What are the predecessor and successor?

A: The predecessor is GeForce 6 PCIe, and the successor is GeForce 8. The card is end-of-life and was released on March 21, 2006.