GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1272 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012) | G7x (2005−2006) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | G71M |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 June 2006 (19 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 | 6 | 54 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 14 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 375 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 556 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 40 Watt |
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 | no data | large |
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 | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.0 | GDDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 1 June 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 309% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
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