GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI vs Radeon R9 280

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	415	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.68	no data
Power efficiency	5.08	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	G7x (2005−2006)
GPU code name	Tahiti	G71M
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	4 March 2014 (11 years ago)	12 October 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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 cores	1792	64
Core clock speed	no data	16 MHz
Boost clock speed	933 MHz	575 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	556 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	104.5	no data
Floating-point processing power	3.344 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	112	no data
L1 Cache	448 KB	no data
L2 Cache	768 KB	no 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 size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2x512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
LiquidVR	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
UVD	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	GDDR3
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 March 2014	12 October 2006
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	90 Watt

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