GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs Go 7900 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7900 GTX and GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 7900 GTX
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.70

RTX 4060 Mobile outperforms Go 7900 GTX by a whopping 6434% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking117074
Place by popularitynot in top-10051
Power efficiency1.0727.25
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG71AD107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date18 April 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 cores323072
Core clock speed500 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speed500 MHz1890 MHz
Number of transistors278 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00181.4
Floating-point processing powerno data11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2496
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 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 7900 GTX 0.70
RTX 4060 Mobile 45.74
+6434%

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 GTX 270
RTX 4060 Mobile 17619
+6426%

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
−11100%
112
+11100%
1440p0−162
4K0−139

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4100%
126
+4100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3233%
100
+3233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10300%
100−110
+10300%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2360%
123
+2360%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1473%
170−180
+1473%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 95−100
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2500%
150−160
+2500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−329%
130−140
+329%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2733%
85
+2733%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10300%
100−110
+10300%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2240%
117
+2240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1473%
170−180
+1473%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 95−100
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3483%
215
+3483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−770%
85−90
+770%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−329%
130−140
+329%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2467%
77
+2467%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2100%
110
+2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1473%
170−180
+1473%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2983%
185
+2983%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−910%
101
+910%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−110%
65
+110%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 95−100

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6300%
60−65
+6300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
49
+4800%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Hitman 3 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−3000%
90−95
+3000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−9900%
200−210
+9900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2333%
70−75
+2333%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 35−40

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 27−30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 135
+0%
135
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 114
+0%
114
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 127
+0%
127
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 62
+0%
62
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+0%
25
+0%

This is how Go 7900 GTX and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 11100% 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 RTX 4060 Mobile is 10300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 45.74
Recency 18 April 2006 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 115 Watt

Go 7900 GTX has 155.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6434.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GTX in performance tests.


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