GeForce 7800 GTX vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Aggregate performance score

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
2012
0.63

GeForce 7800 GTX outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11561119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
ArchitectureGen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1G70
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2012 (11 years ago)22 June 2005 (18 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 cores6no data
Core clock speed350 MHz430 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data302 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data86 Watt
Texture fill rateno data10.32

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.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data228 mm
Widthno data1-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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkanno dataN/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 HD10
+0%
10−12
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

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%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and 7800 GTX compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 0.75
Recency 1 October 2012 22 June 2005
Chip lithography 22 nm 110 nm

The GeForce 7800 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is a notebook card while GeForce 7800 GTX is a desktop one.


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