Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs GeForce Go 7800 GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 7800 GTX and Radeon RX 550X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 550X Mobile outperforms Go 7800 GTX by a whopping 1030% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1182 | 552 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.56 |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2007) | Polaris (2016−2019) |
| GPU code name | G70M | Polaris 12 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 September 2005 (18 years ago) | 10 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Current price | $207 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Go 7800 GTX and RX 550X Mobile have a nearly equal value for money.
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 | 32 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 8 MHz | 1176 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 440 MHz | 1287 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 51.48 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce Go 7800 GTX and Radeon RX 550X Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.2 GB/s | 96 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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
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 | 2−3
−1350%
| 29
+1350%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−142%
|
27−30
+142%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−178%
|
24−27
+178%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−142%
|
27−30
+142%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−567%
|
20
+567%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−178%
|
24−27
+178%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−142%
|
27−30
+142%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−333%
|
13
+333%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−178%
|
24−27
+178%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−267%
|
10−12
+267%
|
4K
High Preset
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1200%
|
12−14
+1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1350%
|
27−30
+1350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1200%
|
12−14
+1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1350%
|
27−30
+1350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1200%
|
12−14
+1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1350%
|
27−30
+1350%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 9−10 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 3−4 |
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 2−3 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 2−3 |
This is how Go 7800 GTX and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile is 1350% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 1600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 550X Mobile surpassed Go 7800 GTX in all 33 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.54 | 6.10 |
| Recency | 29 September 2005 | 10 January 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 50 Watt |
The Radeon RX 550X 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.
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