GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 vs Go 7800 GTX SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2006) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | G70M | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2005 (20 years ago) | 20 August 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
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 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 16 MHz | 1920 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 440 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 604 Million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 455.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 29.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 5.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 36 MB |
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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 240 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 550 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 480.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | GDDR3 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 September 2005 | 20 August 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 200 Watt |
Go 7800 GTX SLI has 53.8% lower power consumption.
RTX 4070 GDDR6, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI and GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 is a desktop one.
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