GeForce Go 7900 GTX vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5145 and GeForce Go 7900 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Go 7900 GTX outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5145 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1314 | 1226 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.93 | 1.08 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | M92 | G71 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 18 April 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 | 80 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.760 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
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 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−7.7%
|
27−30
+7.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−26.7%
|
18−20
+26.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−7.7%
|
27−30
+7.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−7.7%
|
27−30
+7.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Go 7900 GTX is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Go 7900 GTX performs better in 19 tests (66%)
- there's a draw in 10 tests (34%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 0.64 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 18 April 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5145 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
Go 7900 GTX, on the other hand, has a 68.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce Go 7900 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5145 in performance tests.
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