NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX: specs and benchmarks
- Interface MXM-III
- Core clock speed 8
- Max video memory 512 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1400 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce Go 7950 GTX sales 12 October 2006. This is a G7x architecture notebook card based on 90 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at office use. 512 MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 1.4 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 44.8 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is card attached via MXM-III interface. Power consumption is at 45 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at
of a leader's which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
General info
Some basic facts about GeForce Go 7950 GTX: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance rating | 1081 | |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2007) | |
| GPU code name | G71M | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 12 October 2006 (16 years old) |
Technical specs
GeForce Go 7950 GTX's general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce Go 7950 GTX's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Core clock speed | 8 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
| Boost clock speed | 575 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti) |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 45 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 13.80 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on GeForce Go 7950 GTX's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | |
| Interface | MXM-III | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce Go 7950 GTX: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 44.8 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
| Shared memory | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce Go 7950 GTX. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | No outputs |
API support
APIs supported by GeForce Go 7950 GTX, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | N/A | |
| Vulkan | N/A |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce Go 7950 GTX. Overall performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce Go 7950 GTX is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Popular games
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Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4 | |
| Hitman 3 | 3−4 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4 | |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6 |
Relative perfomance
Overall GeForce Go 7950 GTX performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook video cards.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce Go 7950 GTX from AMD is Radeon HD 6480G, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.
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Similar GPUs
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Recommended processors
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