Radeon 780M vs GeForce Go 7800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7800 and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 7800
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.30

780M outperforms Go 7800 by a whopping 5993% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1333305
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Power efficiency0.5983.89
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG70Hawx Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2006 (18 years ago)6 December 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 cores22768
Core clock speed400 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed400 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistors302 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400129.6
Floating-point processing powerno data8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs1648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed550 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth35.2 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
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 7800 0.30
Radeon 780M 18.28
+5993%

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 7800 114
Radeon 780M 7029
+6066%

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 HD0−135
1440p-0−117
4K-0−114

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−300%
32
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−225%
26
+225%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−650%
15
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1200%
65
+1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−213%
25
+213%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12
+500%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−433%
32
+433%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−980%
54
+980%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2000%
120−130
+2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1040%
55−60
+1040%
World of Tanks 12−14
−1733%
220−230
+1733%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12
+500%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−950%
60−65
+950%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−820%
46
+820%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2000%
120−130
+2000%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8200%
160−170
+8200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−900%
20
+900%
Valorant 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−40%
21
+40%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−40%
21
+40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−40%
21
+40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 18−20
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 14−16
−107%
30−35
+107%
Valorant 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 29
+0%
29
+0%
Elden Ring 42
+0%
42
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+0%
45
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Elden Ring 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
+0%
19
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
World of Tanks 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 32
+0%
32
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Elden Ring 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+0%
17
+0%

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 780M is 8200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 18.28
Recency 3 March 2006 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 110 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 5993.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 2650% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7800 in performance tests.


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