GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Go 7800 GTX

Place in the ranking	1214	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.58	22.41
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G70	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 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	32	5120
Core clock speed	440 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	440 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	249.6
Floating-point processing power	no data	15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	80
TMUs	24	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	448.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

Go 7800 GTX 0.54

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.22
+6793%

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.

Go 7800 GTX 209

RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+6773%

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	1−2 −11400%	115 +11400%
1440p	1−2 −7400%	75 +7400%
4K	0−1	47

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−3867%

119
+3867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1875%	75−80 +1875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2433%	75−80 +2433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3467%	107 +3467%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −9200%	90−95 +9200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2180%	114 +2180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1470%	150−160 +1470%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2150%	130−140 +2150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −320%	120−130 +320%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −4600%	188 +4600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2433%	75−80 +2433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2833%	88 +2833%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −9200%	90−95 +9200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2020%	106 +2020%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1470%	150−160 +1470%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2950%	183 +2950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −670%	75−80 +670%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −503%	181 +503%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1875%	75−80 +1875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2433%	75−80 +2433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2367%	74 +2367%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1860%	98 +1860%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1220%	132 +1220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2700%	168 +2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −840%	94 +840%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −100%	60 +100%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−5600%

55−60
+5600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	40−45
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −4600%	47 +4600%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −4200%	40−45 +4200%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1033%	68 +1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −3633%	112 +3633%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −15800%	159 +15800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−2333%

73
+2333%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	33

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2100%

44
+2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +0%	91 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	81 +0%	81 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +0%	68 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +0%	167 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

70−75

+0%

70−75

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +0%	53 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	125 +0%	125 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	38 +0%	38 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 +0%	119 +0%
Metro Exodus	71 +0%	71 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +0%	64 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +0%	71 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 +0%	27 +0%

This is how Go 7800 GTX and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is 11400% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 7400% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 15800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	37.22
Recency	29 September 2005	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Go 7800 GTX has 92.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6792.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7800 GTX in performance tests.

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