Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce Go 7900 GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 7900 GTX and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Vega 7 outperforms Go 7900 GTX by a whopping 933% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1240 | 603 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 17 |
| Power efficiency | 1.09 | 11.30 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2006 (19 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (4 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 cores | 32 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 500 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 28 |
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 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
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
−1050%
| 23
+1050%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−1300%
| 28
+1300%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−1700%
| 18
+1700%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18
+1700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−240%
|
17
+240%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14
+1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 20 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−640%
|
37
+640%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−140%
|
12
+140%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−213%
|
24−27
+213%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−164%
|
70−75
+164%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
−205%
|
58
+205%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10
+900%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−900%
|
120−130
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 18 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−600%
|
35
+600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−100%
|
10
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1200%
|
13
+1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−188%
|
23
+188%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−260%
|
18
+260%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−161%
|
73
+161%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−800%
|
9
+800%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−900%
|
120−130
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 18 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−440%
|
27
+440%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−160%
|
12−14
+160%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−213%
|
24−27
+213%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−160%
|
13
+160%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+12%
|
25
−12%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−550%
|
35−40
+550%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−733%
|
25
+733%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Valorant | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
High
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how Go 7900 GTX and Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- Vega 7 is 1050% faster in 1080p
- Vega 7 is 1300% faster in 1440p
- Vega 7 is 1700% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Go 7900 GTX is 12% faster.
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Vega 7 is 1700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Go 7900 GTX performs better in 1 test (2%)
- Vega 7 performs better in 30 tests (53%)
- there's a draw in 26 tests (46%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.61 | 6.30 |
| Recency | 18 April 2006 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
Vega 7 has a 932.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GTX in performance tests.
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