GeForce Go 7900 SE vs 7900 GS

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1188not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.92no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG71G73
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 May 2006 (18 years ago)18 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$259 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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

Core clock speed450 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors278 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate9.0004.200
ROPs168
TMUs2012

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz333 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s21.31 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 20 Watt

Go 7900 SE has 145% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GS and GeForce Go 7900 SE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7900 GS is a desktop card while GeForce Go 7900 SE is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
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