ION 2 vs GeForce Go 7800

Place in the ranking	1333	1308
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.59	1.14
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	G70	GT218
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 March 2006 (18 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 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	22	16
Core clock speed	400 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	302 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.400	4.000
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.03424 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	16	8

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
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	no data
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	9.0c (9_3)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	3.0	4.1
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
OpenCL	N/A	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	-	1.2

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

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

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

in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ION 2 is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ION 2 is ahead in 4 tests (13%)
there's a draw in 28 tests (88%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.30	0.33
Recency	3 March 2006	3 June 2008
Chip lithography	110 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	20 Watt

ION 2 has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 175% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce Go 7800 and ION 2.

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