GeForce 7800 GTX 512 vs RTX 2080 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	106	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.72	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	N18E-G3 TU104	G70
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	14 November 2005 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649
Current price	$2003	$250 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

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	2944	no data
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	302 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	108 Watt
Texture fill rate	292.6	13.20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile and GeForce 7800 GTX 512 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	228 mm
Width	no data	2-slot

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	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	1700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

+

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.5	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	7.5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 January 2019	14 November 2005
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	108 Watt

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