GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 719 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 48 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 21.25 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | G7x (2005−2006) |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | G71M |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 June 2006 (19 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 | 512 | 54 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 14 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 375 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 556 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 57.60 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.843 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 32 | 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 |
| Interface | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 500 MHz |
| 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 | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | GDDR3 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 1 June 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 40 Watt |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has an age advantage of 11 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
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