GeForce 7800 GT vs ATI Mobility Radeon

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon with GeForce 7800 GT, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility
2001
16 MB DDR
1.33
+111%

ATI Mobility outperforms 7800 GT by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10211190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.68
ArchitectureRage 6 (2000−2007)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameM6G70
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 December 2001 (22 years ago)11 August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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.

Core clock speed144 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors30 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt
Texture fill rate0.438.000
ROPs116
TMUs320

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data226 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed144 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.304 GB/s32 GB/s

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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.1
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.33 0.63
Recency 1 December 2001 11 August 2005
Maximum RAM amount 16 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 180 nm 110 nm

ATI Mobility has a 111.1% higher aggregate performance score.

7800 GT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon is a notebook card while GeForce 7800 GT is a desktop one.


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