Radeon 780M vs GeForce Go 7800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7800 GTX with Radeon 780M, including specs and performance data.

Go 7800 GTX
2005
512 MB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.47

780M outperforms Go 7800 GTX by a whopping 3230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1289361
Place by popularitynot in top-10041
Power efficiency0.5984.46
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameG70Phoenix
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 September 2005 (20 years ago)31 January 2024 (1 year 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 cores32768
Core clock speed440 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed440 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors302 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56139.2
Floating-point processing powerno data8.909 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs2448
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cacheno data2 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed550 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth35.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsMotherboard Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Go 7800 GTX 0.47
Radeon 780M 15.65
+3230%

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
Samples: 8
Radeon 780M 6920
+3211%
Samples: 7618

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 HD1−2
−3400%
35
+3400%
1440p0−122
4K-0−113

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−600%
35
+600%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3000%
31
+3000%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−420%
26
+420%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−688%
60−65
+688%
Valorant 27−30
−393%
130−140
+393%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1159%
210−220
+1159%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Dota 2 10−12
−818%
100−110
+818%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−300%
20
+300%
Metro Exodus 0−1 29
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−688%
60−65
+688%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−840%
47
+840%
Valorant 27−30
−393%
130−140
+393%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Dota 2 10−12
−818%
100−110
+818%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−688%
60−65
+688%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−480%
29
+480%
Valorant 27−30
−393%
130−140
+393%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−800%
27
+800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−6100%
120−130
+6100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−3140%
160−170
+3140%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 15
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 35−40

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−50%
21
+50%
Valorant 3−4
−3033%
90−95
+3033%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Far Cry 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+0%
45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how Go 7800 GTX and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 3400% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 780M is 6100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M performs better in 31 tests (49%)
  • there's a draw in 32 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 15.65
Recency 29 September 2005 31 January 2024
Chip lithography 110 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 3229.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 2650% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7800 GTX is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 780M is a desktop one.

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