Radeon 890M vs GeForce Go 7800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7800 GTX and Radeon 890M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 7800 GTX
2005
512 MB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.54

890M outperforms Go 7800 GTX by a whopping 3954% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1222253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.57100.00
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameG70Strix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 September 2005 (19 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a 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 cores321024
Core clock speed440 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed440 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors302 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56185.6
Floating-point processing powerno data5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs2464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
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

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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 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
Radeon 890M 21.89
+3954%

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
Radeon 890M 8433
+3935%

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
−4300%
44
+4300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3900%
1200−1250
+3900%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how Go 7800 GTX and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 4300% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Go 7800 GTX is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Go 7800 GTX is ahead in 20 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 21.89
Recency 29 September 2005 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 110 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 3953.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 2650% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7800 GTX in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
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AMD Radeon 890M
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