Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce Go 7900 GS

Place in the ranking	1239	42
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	51.06
Power efficiency	1.58	15.77
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G71	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2006 (18 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	27	3840
Core clock speed	375 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	375 MHz	2105 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.500	505.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	20	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	512.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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 7900 GS 0.46

RX 6800 57.54
+12409%

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 176

RX 6800 22173
+12498%

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	1−2 −17500%	176 +17500%
1440p	0−1	100
4K	-0−1	60

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.29
1440p	no data	5.79
4K	no data	9.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−6650%

135
+6650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5650%	115 +5650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2850%	110−120 +2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2638%	210−220 +2638%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5675%	230−240 +5675%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −425%	140−150 +425%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5100%	104 +5100%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2850%	110−120 +2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2638%	210−220 +2638%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −8425%	341 +8425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −425%	140−150 +425%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4850%	99 +4850%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2850%	110−120 +2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2863%	237 +2863%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −7275%	295 +7275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1589%	152 +1589%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −214%	88 +214%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	74
Hitman 3	6−7 −1250%	80−85 +1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −9200%	186 +9200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4800%

95−100
+4800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4300%	40−45 +4300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	99

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2750%

55−60
+2750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	205 +0%	205 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	172 +0%	172 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	162 +0%	162 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 +0%	144 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	138 +0%	138 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 +0%	215 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Hitman 3	70 +0%	70 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +0%	99 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +0%	34 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +0%	127 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45 +0%	45 +0%

This is how Go 7900 GS and RX 6800 compete in popular games:

RX 6800 is 17500% faster in 1080p

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 is 9200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.46	57.54
Recency	18 April 2006	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	250 Watt

Go 7900 GS has 1150% lower power consumption.

RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 12408.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 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 card while Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop one.

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