GeForce Go 7900 GTX vs GT 120M

Place in the ranking	1260	1171
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.91	1.07
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G96C	G71
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	18 April 2006 (18 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	32	32
Core clock speed	500 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	500 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	12.00
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	16	24

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	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR2	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	38.4 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	4.0	3.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.1	-

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.

GT 120M 0.39

Go 7900 GTX 0.70
+79.5%

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.

GT 120M 150

Go 7900 GTX 270
+80%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −10.7%	30−35 +10.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −10.7%	30−35 +10.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −10.7%	30−35 +10.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Go 7900 GTX is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Go 7900 GTX is ahead in 26 tests (76%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	0.70
Recency	15 June 2009	18 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	55 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	45 Watt

GT 120M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 221.4% lower power consumption.

Go 7900 GTX, on the other hand, has a 79.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce Go 7900 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.