Radeon RX Vega 7 vs GeForce Go 7950 GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 7950 GTX and Radeon RX Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega 7 outperforms Go 7950 GTX by a whopping 988% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1182 | 529 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 12 |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2007) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | G71M | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 October 2006 (17 years ago) | 7 January 2020 (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 | 8 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 575 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.80 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | no 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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-III | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 44.8 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/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 HD | 2−3
−1050%
| 23
+1050%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−1000%
| 33
+1000%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−1500%
| 16
+1500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−500%
|
18
+500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−425%
|
21
+425%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−467%
|
17
+467%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−367%
|
14
+367%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−180%
|
14
+180%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−291%
|
40−45
+291%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 27 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−317%
|
24−27
+317%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−217%
|
95
+217%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−775%
|
35
+775%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−500%
|
18
+500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10
+233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−180%
|
14
+180%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−564%
|
73
+564%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 17 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−300%
|
24
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−120%
|
21−24
+120%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−167%
|
80
+167%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−400%
|
14−16
+400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−200%
|
9
+200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−180%
|
14−16
+180%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−100%
|
22
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−250%
|
21
+250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−30%
|
13
+30%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−83.3%
|
55−60
+83.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 18 |
1440p
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−433%
|
16−18
+433%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−2250%
|
45−50
+2250%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 5−6 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 3−4 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how Go 7950 GTX and RX Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 7 is 1050% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega 7 is 1000% faster in 1440p
- RX Vega 7 is 1500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 7 is 2250% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega 7 is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
- there's a draw in 31 test (47%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 7.40 |
| Recency | 12 October 2006 | 7 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
RX Vega 7 has a 988.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7950 GTX in performance tests.
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