Radeon HD 8250 vs GeForce Go 7900 GS

Place in the ranking	1237	1216
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.60	4.79
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	G71	Kalindi
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2006 (18 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 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	27	128
Core clock speed	375 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	375 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	8 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.500	3.200
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.1024 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	20	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	MXM-II	IGP

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	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	32 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)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	3.0	6.3
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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

HD 8250 0.55
+19.6%

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

HD 8250 212
+20.5%

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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the HD 8250 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 8250 is ahead in 26 tests (76%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.46	0.55
Recency	18 April 2006	23 May 2013
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	8 Watt

HD 8250 has a 19.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 8250 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GS in performance tests.

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