GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs 7800 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7800 GT with GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

7800 GT
2005
256 MB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.63

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q outperforms 7800 GT by a whopping 5540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1194141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.6630.45
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG70TU104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 August 2005 (19 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 coresno data2560
Core clock speed400 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1155 MHz
Number of transistors302 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate8.000184.8
Floating-point processing powerno data5.914 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs20160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length226 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s352.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.140
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7800 GT 0.63
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.53
+5540%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

7800 GT 244
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 13689
+5510%

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 HD1−2
−10400%
105
+10400%
1440p1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
4K0−147

Cost per frame, $

1080p449.00no data
1440p449.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+0%
99
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+0%
81
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+0%
101
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 137
+0%
137
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 103
+0%
103
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 97
+0%
97
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 102
+0%
102
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 142
+0%
142
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+0%
68
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 86
+0%
86
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+0%
75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+0%
59
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+0%
92
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+0%
64
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+0%
47
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 71
+0%
71
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+0%
35
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 61
+0%
61
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+0%
32
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
+0%
29
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 36
+0%
36
+0%

This is how 7800 GT and RTX 2070 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 10400% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 6900% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 35.53
Recency 11 August 2005 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

7800 GT has 23.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 5539.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 7800 GT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is a notebook one.


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