Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs GeForce Go 6800

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 with Radeon RX 7900 GRE, including specs and performance data.

Go 6800
2004
256 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.27

RX 7900 GRE outperforms Go 6800 by a whopping 25659% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking134221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.4218.65
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV41Navi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 November 2004 (20 years ago)27 July 2023 (1 year 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 cores175120
Core clock speed300 MHz1287 MHz
Boost clock speed300 MHz2245 MHz
Number of transistors190 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600718.4
Floating-point processing powerno data45.98 TFLOPS
ROPs8160
TMUs12320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data276 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed550 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth35.2 GB/s576.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

Go 6800 0.27
RX 7900 GRE 69.55
+25659%

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.

Go 6800 106
RX 7900 GRE 26828
+25209%

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 HD0−1213
1440p0−1131
4K-0−180

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10300%
208
+10300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−9100%
184
+9100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3038%
250−260
+3038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7125%
280−290
+7125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7800%
158
+7800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3038%
250−260
+3038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−9975%
403
+9975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1533%
140−150
+1533%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7300%
148
+7300%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3575%
294
+3575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−8725%
353
+8725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−2222%
209
+2222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 98
Hitman 3 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−11450%
231
+11450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5600%
110−120
+5600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5500%
55−60
+5500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 252
+0%
252
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 125
+0%
125
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 131
+0%
131
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 GRE is 11450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 GRE is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 69.55
Recency 8 November 2004 27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 260 Watt

Go 6800 has 477.8% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 GRE, on the other hand, has a 25659.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a desktop one.


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

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