GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Go 7900 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7900 GS and GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 7900 GS
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 20 Watt
0.46

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms Go 7900 GS by a whopping 10965% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking123954
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.5830.34
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG71AD106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date18 April 2006 (18 years ago)3 January 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 cores274608
Core clock speed375 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed375 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors278 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate7.500244.1
Floating-point processing powerno data15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs20144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s256.0 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 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 Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 7900 GS 0.46
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.90
+10965%

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 7900 GS 176
RTX 4070 Mobile 19614
+11044%

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 HD1−2
−12900%
130
+12900%
1440p0−175
4K-0−146

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6550%
133
+6550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5700%
116
+5700%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2175%
180−190
+2175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−386%
130−140
+386%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4800%
98
+4800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2175%
180−190
+2175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5725%
233
+5725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−933%
90−95
+933%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−386%
130−140
+386%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4250%
87
+4250%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2188%
183
+2188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5000%
204
+5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1189%
116
+1189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−218%
89
+218%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 54
Hitman 3 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−7050%
143
+7050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 42

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+0%
75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
+0%
134
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

This is how Go 7900 GS and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 12900% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 Mobile is 7050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.46 50.90
Recency 18 April 2006 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 115 Watt

Go 7900 GS has 475% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 10965.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GS in performance tests.


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