RSX Reality Synthesizer vs GeForce Go 7900 GS

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1239not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.58no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG71RSX-CXD5302
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2006 (18 years ago)4 October 2012 (12 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 cores27no data
Core clock speed375 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed375 MHzno data
Number of transistors278 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate7.50013.20
ROPs168
TMUs2024

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
InterfaceMXM-IIIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s22.4 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)N/A
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1ES 1.1
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 April 2006 4 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 80 Watt

Go 7900 GS has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 300% lower power consumption.

RSX Reality Synthesizer, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7900 GS and RSX Reality Synthesizer. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7900 GS is a notebook card while RSX Reality Synthesizer is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
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