GeForce Go 7950 GTX vs Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

Place in the ranking	1071	1179
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.38	1.04
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Stoney Ridge	G71
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 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 cores	192	32
Core clock speed	no data	575 MHz
Boost clock speed	600 MHz	575 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	13.80
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	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	no data	MXM-III
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	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	44.8 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 12_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/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:

Full HD

8
+100%

4−5

−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	0−1	0−1
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Fortnite	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
World of Tanks	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how R4 (Stoney Ridge) and Go 7950 GTX compete in popular games:

R4 (Stoney Ridge) is 100% faster in 1080p

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R4 (Stoney Ridge) is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R4 (Stoney Ridge) is ahead in 20 tests (59%)
there's a draw in 14 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.17	0.68
Recency	1 June 2016	12 October 2006
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

R4 (Stoney Ridge) has a 72.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7950 GTX in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.