GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 656 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 41 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | G7x (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | G71M |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) | 12 October 2006 (17 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 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 16 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 556 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 90 Watt |
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 |
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 | 2x512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | GDDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 12 October 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 90 Watt |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has an age advantage of 11 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
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