Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs GeForce Go 7950 GTX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1245 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.06 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2006 (19 years ago) | 8 January 2013 (12 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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 575 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.80 | 118.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
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 | MXM-III | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 274 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 44.8 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2006 | 8 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 250 Watt |
Go 7950 GTX has 455.6% lower power consumption.
HD 8970 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7950 GTX and Radeon HD 8970 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7950 GTX is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 8970 OEM is a desktop one.
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