GeForce 7950 GT vs GTX 1080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce 7950 GT, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms 7950 GT by a whopping 3937% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 133 | 1131 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 38.55 | 0.02 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | N17E-G3 | G71 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 6 August 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499.99 | $114.95 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 1080 Mobile has 192650% better value for money than 7950 GT.
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 | 2560 | no data |
| CUDA cores | 2560 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 283.4 | 13.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 9.068 gflops | no data |
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 |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 44.8 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 | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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 HD | 114
+5600%
| 2−3
−5600%
|
| 1440p | 70
+6900%
| 1−2
−6900%
|
| 4K | 53
+5200%
| 1−2
−5200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+6000%
|
1−2
−6000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 59
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 78
+7700%
|
1−2
−7700%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 115
+5650%
|
2−3
−5650%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 93
+4550%
|
2−3
−4550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+6000%
|
1−2
−6000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 97
+4750%
|
2−3
−4750%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 129
+4200%
|
3−4
−4200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 214
+4180%
|
5−6
−4180%
|
| Hitman 3 | 91
+4450%
|
2−3
−4450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 188
+4600%
|
4−5
−4600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 140
+4567%
|
3−4
−4567%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 92
+4500%
|
2−3
−4500%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 129
+4200%
|
3−4
−4200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 150
+4900%
|
3−4
−4900%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 106
+5200%
|
2−3
−5200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 68
+6700%
|
1−2
−6700%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 107
+5250%
|
2−3
−5250%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 86
+4200%
|
2−3
−4200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+6000%
|
1−2
−6000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 102
+5000%
|
2−3
−5000%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 100
+4900%
|
2−3
−4900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 195
+4775%
|
4−5
−4775%
|
| Hitman 3 | 87
+4250%
|
2−3
−4250%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 186
+4550%
|
4−5
−4550%
|
| Metro Exodus | 126
+4100%
|
3−4
−4100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 82
+4000%
|
2−3
−4000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 120−130
+4167%
|
3−4
−4167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 145
+4733%
|
3−4
−4733%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 149
+4867%
|
3−4
−4867%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 53
+5200%
|
1−2
−5200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 59
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 66
+6500%
|
1−2
−6500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+6000%
|
1−2
−6000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 77
+7600%
|
1−2
−7600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+5000%
|
2−3
−5000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 76
+7500%
|
1−2
−7500%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 123
+4000%
|
3−4
−4000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 120−130
+4167%
|
3−4
−4167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+7300%
|
1−2
−7300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 83
+4050%
|
2−3
−4050%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80
+7900%
|
1−2
−7900%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 69
+6800%
|
1−2
−6800%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 42
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 46
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 49
+4800%
|
1−2
−4800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 47
+4600%
|
1−2
−4600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 193
+4725%
|
4−5
−4725%
|
| Hitman 3 | 54
+5300%
|
1−2
−5300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 89
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 74
+7300%
|
1−2
−7300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 85−90
+4150%
|
2−3
−4150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 144
+4700%
|
3−4
−4700%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 72
+7100%
|
1−2
−7100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 39 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 34 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 89
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45
+4400%
|
1−2
−4400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 31 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 26 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 61
+6000%
|
1−2
−6000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 21 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 39 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and 7950 GT compete in popular games:
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 5600% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 6900% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 5200% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.93 | 0.89 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 6 August 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
GTX 1080 Mobile has a 3937.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
7950 GT, on the other hand, has 130.8% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 7950 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.
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