GeForce 7900 GTX vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with GeForce 7900 GTX, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
35.71
+3620%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 7900 GTX by a whopping 3620% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1281110
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.82
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIG71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 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 cores5120no data
Core clock speed1556 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million278 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data84 Watt
Texture fill rateno data15.60
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_19.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+-

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 HD136
+4433%
3−4
−4433%
4K96
+4700%
2−3
−4700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+3850%
2−3
−3850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+4375%
4−5
−4375%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+4700%
2−3
−4700%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Valorant 140−150
+3625%
4−5
−3625%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
Dota 2 110−120
+3833%
3−4
−3833%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+4650%
2−3
−4650%
Fortnite 160−170
+4050%
4−5
−4050%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+4375%
4−5
−4375%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+4700%
2−3
−4700%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+3833%
3−4
−3833%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 116
+3767%
3−4
−3767%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 169
+4125%
4−5
−4125%
Valorant 140−150
+3625%
4−5
−3625%
World of Tanks 270−280
+3886%
7−8
−3886%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
Dota 2 110−120
+3833%
3−4
−3833%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+4650%
2−3
−4650%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+4375%
4−5
−4375%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+4700%
2−3
−4700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
+4050%
2−3
−4050%
Valorant 140−150
+3625%
4−5
−3625%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+3950%
4−5
−3950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40 0−1
World of Tanks 230−240
+3867%
6−7
−3867%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 120−130
+3900%
3−4
−3900%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+5250%
2−3
−5250%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+6300%
1−2
−6300%
Valorant 110−120
+3733%
3−4
−3733%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18 0−1
Dota 2 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Metro Exodus 30−35 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 169
+4125%
4−5
−4125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Dota 2 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Fortnite 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
Valorant 60−65
+5900%
1−2
−5900%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and 7900 GTX compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 4433% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 4700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.71 0.96
Recency 16 August 2016 9 March 2006
Chip lithography 16 nm 90 nm

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has a 3619.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 7900 GTX is a desktop one.


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