GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs 7950 GX2
Aggregated performance score
RTX 4080 Mobile outperforms 7950 GX2 by 9979% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1183 | 44 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | G71 | GN21-X9 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 June 2006 (17 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
| Current price | $252 (0.4x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1860 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2280 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | 386.3 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 7950 GX2 and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile 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). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 270 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 20000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.9 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 1−2
−16300%
| 164
+16300%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−11200%
| 113
+11200%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 72 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 52.41 |
| Recency | 5 June 2006 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 150 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GX2 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 7950 GX2 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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