GeForce 7800 GTX vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Place in performance ranking	1156	1119
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Architecture	Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	G70
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2012 (11 years ago)	22 June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599
Current price	$168	$176 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and 7800 GTX have a nearly equal value for money.

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	6	no data
Core clock speed	350 MHz	430 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	302 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	86 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	10.32

Form factor & compatibility

Information on HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and GeForce 7800 GTX 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.

Interface	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	228 mm
Width	no data	1-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	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 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 data

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.0	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	no data	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

−11.1%

10−12
+11.1%

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	0−1	0−1
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 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
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 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
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 +0%	3−4 +0%