ATI M12 vs GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2007) | R300 (2005−2008) |
| GPU code name | G70M | M12 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2005 (18 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 16 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 440 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 604 Million | 76 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | no data |
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 | large | no data |
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 | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | GDDR3 | 9.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 130 nm |
Go 7800 GTX SLI has a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI and M12. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI is a notebook card while M12 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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