GeForce Go 7900 GS vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 with GeForce Go 7900 GS, including specs and performance data.

HD 6450 GDDR5
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 27 Watt
0.88
+110%

HD 6450 GDDR5 outperforms Go 7900 GS by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11691295
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.481.60
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameCaicosG71
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 April 2011 (14 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 cores16027
Core clock speed750 MHz375 MHz
Boost clock speedno data375 MHz
Number of transistorsno data278 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rateno data7.500
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data20

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 sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-II

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX119.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/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:

900p7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Full HD15
+114%
7−8
−114%
1200p5
+150%
2−3
−150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 29
+93.3%
14−16
−93.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Valorant 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Valorant 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and Go 7900 GS compete in popular games:

  • HD 6450 GDDR5 is 133% faster in 900p
  • HD 6450 GDDR5 is 114% faster in 1080p
  • HD 6450 GDDR5 is 150% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6450 GDDR5 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6450 GDDR5 performs better in 27 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 0.42
Recency 18 April 2011 18 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 20 Watt

HD 6450 GDDR5 has a 109.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

Go 7900 GS, on the other hand, has 35% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce Go 7900 GS is a notebook one.

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