GeForce 7900 GT vs 9800M GT

Place in the ranking	1104	1179
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.06	0.97
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G92	G71
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 July 2008 (16 years ago)	9 March 2006 (18 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	96	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	48 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.00	10.80
Floating-point processing power	0.24 TFLOPS	no data
Gigaflops	360	no data
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	48	24

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	660 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	42.24 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	4.0	3.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9800M GT 0.99
+47.8%

7900 GT 0.67

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9800M GT 381
+47.7%

7900 GT 258

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.99	0.67
Recency	29 July 2008	9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	48 Watt

9800M GT has a 47.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

7900 GT, on the other hand, has 35.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9800M GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GT is a notebook card while GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.