GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Go 7800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7800 and GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 7800
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.30

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms Go 7800 by a whopping 16807% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking133055
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.6030.74
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG70AD106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2006 (18 years ago)3 January 2023 (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 cores224608
Core clock speed400 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed400 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors302 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400244.1
Floating-point processing powerno data15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs16144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed550 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth35.2 GB/s256.0 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 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 Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 0.30
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.72
+16807%

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 114
RTX 4070 Mobile 19565
+17062%

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 HD0−1129
1440p-0−174
4K-0−149

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6550%
133
+6550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5700%
116
+5700%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2175%
180−190
+2175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−386%
130−140
+386%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4800%
98
+4800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2175%
180−190
+2175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5725%
233
+5725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−933%
90−95
+933%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−386%
130−140
+386%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4250%
87
+4250%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2188%
183
+2188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5000%
204
+5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1189%
116
+1189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−218%
89
+218%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 54
Hitman 3 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−7050%
143
+7050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 42

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+0%
75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
+0%
134
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 Mobile is 7050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 50.72
Recency 3 March 2006 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 115 Watt

Go 7800 has 228.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 16806.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2650% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7800 in performance tests.


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