GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI vs 8700M GT SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1214 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | no data |
| Architecture | G8x (2007) | G7x (2005−2006) |
| GPU code name | NB8E-SE | G71M |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 September 2007 (18 years ago) | 1 June 2006 (19 years ago) |
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 64 | 54 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 14 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 375 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 578 Million | 556 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 40 Watt |
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 | large | large |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | GDDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 September 2007 | 1 June 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 40 Watt |
8700M GT SLI has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.
Go 7900 GS SLI, on the other hand, has 45% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8700M GT SLI and GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
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