Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) vs GeForce Go 7950 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7950 GTX and Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 7950 GTX
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.68

R3 (Mullins/Beema) outperforms Go 7950 GTX by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking11781139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.04no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameG71Beema/Mullins
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 October 2006 (18 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 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 cores32128
Core clock speed575 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed575 MHz686 MHz
Number of transistors278 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate13.80no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no data

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth44.8 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

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 HD12−14
−25%
15
+25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

This is how Go 7950 GTX and R3 (Mullins/Beema) compete in popular games:

  • R3 (Mullins/Beema) is 25% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R3 (Mullins/Beema) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R3 (Mullins/Beema) is ahead in 17 tests (49%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.84
Recency 12 October 2006 29 April 2014
Chip lithography 90 nm 28 nm

R3 (Mullins/Beema) has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7950 GTX in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
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