Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce Go 7900 GTX

Place in the ranking	1171	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	27.21
Power efficiency	1.07	15.07
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)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099

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	32	5120
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	743.7
Floating-point processing power	no data	23.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	24	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	600 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	576.0 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 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	1.3

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

RX 6950 XT 73.17
+10353%

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

RX 6950 XT 28137
+10321%

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 −10950%	221 +10950%
1440p	1−2 −13300%	134 +13300%
4K	0−1	86

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.97
1440p	no data	8.20
4K	no data	12.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −2167%	204 +2167%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5267%	161 +5267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −2100%	198 +2100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2267%	71 +2267%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −7043%	500 +7043%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −2580%	130−140 +2580%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1767%	168 +1767%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2033%	64 +2033%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1138%	99 +1138%
Fortnite	1−2 −29000%	290−300 +29000%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −6214%	442 +6214%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −2289%	210−220 +2289%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −2580%	130−140 +2580%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	18−20 −1368%	270−280 +1368%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1600%	153 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1933%	61 +1933%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1625%	130−140 +1625%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −5557%	396 +5557%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −2289%	210−220 +2289%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −4275%	170−180 +4275%
World of Tanks	2−3 −25700%	500−550 +25700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −978%	97 +978%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2250%	47 +2250%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −8200%	160−170 +8200%
Valorant	5−6 −6480%	300−350 +6480%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1060%	174 +1060%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1060%	174 +1060%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −10350%	200−210 +10350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1060%	174 +1060%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −9000%	90−95 +9000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2200%	23 +2200%
Dota 2	14−16 −840%	141 +840%
Valorant	1−2 −19000%	190−200 +19000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

247

+0%

247

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	152 +0%	152 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	181 +0%	181 +0%
Elden Ring	343 +0%	343 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	172 +0%	172 +0%
Metro Exodus	146 +0%	146 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	167 +0%	167 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +0%	153 +0%
Elden Ring	192 +0%	192 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +0%	153 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	294 +0%	294 +0%
Metro Exodus	132 +0%	132 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	58 +0%	58 +0%
Elden Ring	92 +0%	92 +0%
Metro Exodus	77 +0%	77 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	172 +0%	172 +0%

This is how Go 7900 GTX and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 10950% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 13300% faster in 1440p

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 29000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is ahead in 35 tests (56%)
there's a draw in 28 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.70	73.17
Recency	18 April 2006	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	335 Watt

Go 7900 GTX has 644.4% lower power consumption.

RX 6950 XT, on the other hand, has a 10352.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7900 GTX is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop one.

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