Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce Go 7800

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7800 with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

Go 7800
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.26

RX 7900 XTX outperforms Go 7800 by a whopping 26619% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking134211
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.87
Power efficiency0.5915.46
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameG70Navi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 March 2006 (19 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores226144
Core clock speed400 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed400 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors302 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400959.2
Floating-point processing powerno data61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs16192
TMUs16384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 x16
Lengthno data287 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 MB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed550 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth35.2 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK 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
OpenGL2.14.6
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.

Go 7800 0.26
RX 7900 XTX 69.47
+26619%

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
RX 7900 XTX 31047
+27134%

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 HD0−1241
1440p0−1162
4K-0−1101

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.15
1440pno data6.17
4Kno data9.89

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−17850%
359
+17850%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−24900%
250
+24900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−14400%
290
+14400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−23900%
240
+23900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−11167%
338
+11167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2429%
170−180
+2429%
Valorant 24−27
−1642%
450−500
+1642%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−9850%
199
+9850%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−2038%
270−280
+2038%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−21600%
217
+21600%
Dota 2 9−10
−2089%
197
+2089%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−10900%
330
+10900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2429%
170−180
+2429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−13525%
545
+13525%
Valorant 24−27
−1642%
450−500
+1642%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−20600%
207
+20600%
Dota 2 9−10
−1878%
178
+1878%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−9733%
295
+9733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2429%
170−180
+2429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−7350%
298
+7350%
Valorant 24−27
−1642%
450−500
+1642%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5733%
170−180
+5733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 146
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−28900%
290
+28900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 150−160

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1140%
186
+1140%
Valorant 2−3
−16500%
300−350
+16500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−15800%
159
+15800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 355
+0%
355
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 348
+0%
348
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 269
+0%
269
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 339
+0%
339
+0%
Far Cry 5 205
+0%
205
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 254
+0%
254
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 239
+0%
239
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 189
+0%
189
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 267
+0%
267
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
Metro Exodus 161
+0%
161
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 197
+0%
197
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 28900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is ahead in 28 tests (46%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.26 69.47
Recency 3 March 2006 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 355 Watt

Go 7800 has 914.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 26619.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7800 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
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