Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX vs Intel HD Graphics 500
Combined performance score
HD Graphics 500 outperforms GeForce Go 7950 GTX by 9% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1115 | 1132 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.10 | no data |
Architecture | Gen. 9 Apollo Lake (2016−2017) | G7x (2005−2007) |
GPU code name | Apollo Lake | G71M |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 1 September 2016 (7 years old) | 12 October 2006 (17 years old) |
Current price | $414 | no data |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 12 | no data |
Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 8 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | 575 MHz |
Number of transistors | 189 million | 278 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 90 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 45 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 13.80 |
Floating-point performance | 144.0 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on HD Graphics 500 and GeForce Go 7950 GTX 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 | no data | large |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | MXM-III |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 | 256 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 700 Bit |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1400 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 44.8 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Quick Sync | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
OpenCL | 2.1 | N/A |
Vulkan | 1.1.97 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
HD Graphics 500 outperforms GeForce Go 7950 GTX by 9% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
HD Graphics 500 outperforms GeForce Go 7950 GTX by 13% in Passmark.
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 | 10
+11.1%
| 9−10
−11.1%
|
1440p | 1 | 0−1 |
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 500 and Go 7950 GTX compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- HD Graphics 500 is 11.1% faster than Go 7950 GTX
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 25 tests (100%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.74 | 0.68 |
Recency | 1 September 2016 | 12 October 2006 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 45 Watt |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 500 and GeForce Go 7950 GTX. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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