GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI vs GTX 960

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	398	not rated
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.24	no data
Power efficiency	9.51	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	G7x (2005−2006)
GPU code name	GM206	G71M
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 January 2015 (11 years ago)	1 June 2006 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	54
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	14 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	375 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	556 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.39	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.413 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	64	no data
L1 Cache	384 KB	no data
L2 Cache	1024 KB	no data

Form factor & compatibility

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

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	GDDR3
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 January 2015	1 June 2006
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	40 Watt