T550 Mobile vs GeForce Go 7800 GTX

Place in the ranking	1231	403
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.57	37.63
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G70	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	May 2022 (2 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	1024
Core clock speed	440 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	440 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	106.6
Floating-point processing power	no data	3.41 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	32
TMUs	24	64

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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 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	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	1500 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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	7.5

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 0.52

T550 Mobile 12.11
+2229%

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

T550 Mobile 4822
+2207%

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

−2300%

48
+2300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −750%	51 +750%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −613%	57 +613%
Fortnite	0−1	70−75
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −600%	42 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1063%	90−95 +1063%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
World of Tanks	16−18 −969%	170−180 +969%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −500%	45−50 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −500%	36 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1063%	90−95 +1063%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −2933%	90−95 +2933%
World of Tanks	1−2 −8800%	85−90 +8800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −625%	27−30 +625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Valorant	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −3600%	35−40 +3600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	10−12
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Dota 2	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
Valorant	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	61 +0%	61 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +0%	45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Fortnite	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

This is how Go 7800 GTX and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

T550 Mobile is 2300% faster in 1080p

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the T550 Mobile is 8800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T550 Mobile is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.52	12.11
Recency	29 September 2005	on May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	23 Watt

T550 Mobile has a 2228.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 182.6% lower power consumption.

The T550 Mobile 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 T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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