RTX A3000 Mobile vs GeForce Go 7900 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7900 GS with RTX A3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Go 7900 GS
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 20 Watt
0.42

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms 7900 GS by a whopping 7102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1321207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.6233.28
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameG71GA104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date18 April 2006 (20 years ago)12 April 2021 (5 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 cores274096
Core clock speed375 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed375 MHz1230 MHz
Number of transistors278 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate7.500157.4
Floating-point processing powerno data10.08 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs20128
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L1 Cacheno data4 MB
L2 Cacheno data4 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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 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 amount512 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s264.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputsPortable Device 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/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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 7900 GS 0.42
RTX A3000 Mobile 30.25
+7102%

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 7900 GS 177
Samples: 58
RTX A3000 Mobile 12651
+7047%
Samples: 1106

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
−10000%
101
+10000%
1440p0−150
4K0−145

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−7600%
77
+7600%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1657%
120−130
+1657%
Valorant 27−30
−619%
190−200
+619%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1625%
270−280
+1625%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5200%
53
+5200%
Dota 2 10−11
−1320%
142
+1320%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Metro Exodus 0−1 70−75
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1657%
120−130
+1657%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2920%
151
+2920%
Valorant 27−30
−619%
190−200
+619%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4200%
43
+4200%
Dota 2 10−11
−1220%
132
+1220%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1657%
120−130
+1657%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1120%
61
+1120%
Valorant 27−30
−619%
190−200
+619%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−2267%
70−75
+2267%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2
−21400%
210−220
+21400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4275%
170−180
+4275%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−8200%
80−85
+8200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5200%
50−55
+5200%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 75−80

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−250%
49
+250%
Valorant 2−3
−9200%
180−190
+9200%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−1700%
35−40
+1700%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 62
+0%
62
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Far Cry 5 69
+0%
69
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how Go 7900 GS and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 10000% 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 RTX A3000 Mobile is 21400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A3000 Mobile performs better in 27 tests (47%)
  • there's a draw in 31 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.42 30.25
Recency 18 April 2006 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 70 Watt

Go 7900 GS has 250% lower power consumption.

RTX A3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 7102% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7900 GS is a notebook graphics card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

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GMA 3000 GMA 3000
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RTX 3050 Max-Q RTX 3050 Max-Q
NVS 320M Quadro NVS 320M
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GTX 1080 11Gbps GTX 1080 11Gbps
NVS 320M Quadro NVS 320M
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ATI HD 5470 HD 5470
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ION 2 ION 2
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HD 7970 GHz Edition HD 7970 GHz Edition

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