GeForce Go 7600 vs Radeon HD 6790

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6790 with GeForce Go 7600, including specs and performance data.

HD 6790
2011, $149
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.75
+1150%

HD 6790 outperforms Go 7600 by a whopping 1150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7651389
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.70no data
Power efficiency1.92no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameBartsG73
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 April 2011 (14 years ago)1 March 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores80013
Core clock speed840 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speedno data450 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate33.603.600
Floating-point processing power1.344 TFLOPSno data
ROPs168
TMUs408
L1 Cache160 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno data

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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz350 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s11.2 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 6790 3.75
+1150%
Go 7600 0.30

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6790 1567
+1134%
Samples: 885
Go 7600 127
Samples: 193

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:

900p52
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Full HD61
+1425%
4−5
−1425%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.44no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 10−12 0−1
Fortnite 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Valorant 50−55
+104%
24−27
−104%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+386%
14−16
−386%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Far Cry 5 10−12 0−1
Fortnite 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Valorant 50−55
+104%
24−27
−104%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Far Cry 5 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Valorant 50−55
+104%
24−27
−104%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Valorant 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Valorant 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how HD 6790 and Go 7600 compete in popular games:

  • HD 6790 is 1200% faster in 900p
  • HD 6790 is 1425% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6790 is 933% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 6790 surpassed Go 7600 in all 30 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.75 0.30
Recency 4 April 2011 1 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm

HD 6790 has a 1150% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6790 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6790 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce Go 7600 is a notebook one.

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