GeForce 7900 GTX vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with GeForce 7900 GTX, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.31
+3631%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 7900 GTX by a whopping 3631% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1251101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.82
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIG71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)9 March 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 cores5120no data
Core clock speed1556 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million278 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data84 Watt
Texture fill rateno data15.60
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_19.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+-

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 HD139
+4533%
3−4
−4533%
4K97
+4750%
2−3
−4750%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+3933%
3−4
−3933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+3640%
5−6
−3640%
Hitman 3 80−85
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+3850%
4−5
−3850%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+3967%
3−4
−3967%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4350%
2−3
−4350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+4433%
3−4
−4433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+4100%
3−4
−4100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+3933%
3−4
−3933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+3640%
5−6
−3640%
Hitman 3 80−85
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+3850%
4−5
−3850%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+3967%
3−4
−3967%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4350%
2−3
−4350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+4433%
3−4
−4433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 162
+3950%
4−5
−3950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+4100%
3−4
−4100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+3640%
5−6
−3640%
Hitman 3 80−85
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+3850%
4−5
−3850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+4433%
3−4
−4433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+3733%
3−4
−3733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+4100%
3−4
−4100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4350%
2−3
−4350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+4160%
5−6
−4160%
Hitman 3 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+3950%
2−3
−3950%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+7000%
1−2
−7000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+4400%
2−3
−4400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+3640%
5−6
−3640%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35 0−1
Hitman 3 30−35 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+4325%
4−5
−4325%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+4250%
2−3
−4250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 0−1

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and 7900 GTX compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 4533% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 4750% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.31 1.00
Recency 16 August 2016 9 March 2006
Chip lithography 16 nm 90 nm

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has a 3631% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 7900 GTX is a desktop one.


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