GeForce Go 7950 GTX vs Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics and GeForce Go 7950 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics
2012
1.36
+100%

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics outperforms Go 7950 GTX by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10181178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.04
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameno dataG71
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 February 2012 (12 years ago)12 October 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 cores48032
Core clock speed400 / 700 MHz575 MHz
Boost clock speedno data575 MHz
Number of transistorsno data278 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data13.80
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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-III
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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data44.8 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 dataNo outputs

API 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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is ahead in 32 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 0.68
Recency 8 February 2012 12 October 2006
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7950 GTX in performance tests.


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