GeForce Go 7900 GTX vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT and GeForce Go 7900 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 2600 XT
2007
256 MB GDDR3
0.33

Go 7900 GTX outperforms ATI Mobility HD 2600 XT by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13061171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.07
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameM76G71
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 May 2007 (17 years ago)18 April 2006 (18 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 cores12032
Core clock speed680 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data500 MHz
Number of transistors390 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate5.44012.00
Floating-point processing power0.1632 TFLOPSno data
ROPs416
TMUs824

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidth24 GB/s38.4 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.0 (10_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

World of Tanks 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Go 7900 GTX is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Go 7900 GTX is ahead in 20 tests (59%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 0.70
Recency 14 May 2007 18 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm

ATI Mobility HD 2600 XT has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Go 7900 GTX, on the other hand, has a 112.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce Go 7900 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.


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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
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