GeForce Go 7950 GTX vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce Go 7950 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.50
+562%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms Go 7950 GTX by a whopping 562% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking6211138
Place by popularity42not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)G7x (2005−2007)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeG71M
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)12 October 2006 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores51232
Core clock speedno data8 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz575 MHz
Number of transistorsno data278 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data13.80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce Go 7950 GTX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-III
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data44.8 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_19.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkanno dataN/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 HD19
+850%
2−3
−850%
4K11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+550%
10
−550%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+511%
18
−511%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 110−120
+511%
18
−511%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+554%
26
−554%
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 140−150
+536%
22
−536%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+525%
16
−525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+536%
10−12
−536%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 65−70
+550%
10
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 300−310
+477%
52
−477%
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 95−100
+533%
15
−533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+536%
11
−536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 45−50
+543%
7
−543%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+552%
23
−552%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+550%
10
−550%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+525%
8−9
−525%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+500%
3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+511%
9
−511%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Go 7950 GTX compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 850% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 1000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 0.68
Recency 26 October 2017 12 October 2006
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7950 GTX in performance tests.


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