GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI vs Radeon R9 380X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 382 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.06 | no data |
Power efficiency | 5.88 | no data |
Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | G7x (2005−2006) |
GPU code name | Antigua | G70M |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Design | reference | no data |
Release date | 19 November 2015 (9 years ago) | 29 September 2005 (19 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | 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 | 2048 | 64 |
Compute units | 32 | no data |
Core clock speed | no data | 16 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | 440 MHz |
Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 604 Million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 130 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 124.2 | no data |
Floating-point processing power | 3.973 TFLOPS | no data |
ROPs | 32 | no data |
TMUs | 128 | no data |
L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
L2 Cache | 512 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 | 221 mm | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | no data |
Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
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 |
High bandwidth memory (HBM) | - | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 550 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 182.4 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, 1x DisplayPort | no data |
Eyefinity | + | - |
Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
HDMI | + | - |
DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
CrossFire | + | - |
FRTC | + | - |
FreeSync | + | - |
HD3D | + | - |
LiquidVR | + | - |
PowerTune | + | - |
TrueAudio | + | - |
ZeroCore | + | - |
VCE | + | - |
DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | GDDR3 |
Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
Vulkan | + | - |
Mantle | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 19 November 2015 | 29 September 2005 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 130 Watt |
R9 380X has an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
Go 7800 GTX SLI, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 380X and GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 380X is a desktop graphics card while GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI is a notebook one.
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