Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce Go 7900 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7900 GTX with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.

Go 7900 GTX
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.70

RTX A6000 outperforms Go 7900 GTX by a whopping 8276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking116937
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.36
Power efficiency1.0813.62
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG71GA102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date18 April 2006 (18 years ago)5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3210752
Core clock speed500 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed500 MHz1800 MHz
Number of transistors278 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00604.8
Floating-point processing powerno data38.71 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs24336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

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 MB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s768.0 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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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-8.6

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 GTX 0.70
RTX A6000 58.63
+8276%

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 GTX 270
RTX A6000 22617
+8277%

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 HD2−3
−8700%
176
+8700%
1440p1−2
−13400%
135
+13400%
4K1−2
−11600%
117
+11600%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data26.41
1440pno data34.44
4Kno data39.74

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2100%
85−90
+2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2700%
80−85
+2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10100%
100−110
+10100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1680%
85−90
+1680%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1455%
170−180
+1455%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 95−100
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2467%
150−160
+2467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−326%
130−140
+326%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2100%
85−90
+2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2700%
80−85
+2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10100%
100−110
+10100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1680%
85−90
+1680%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1455%
170−180
+1455%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 95−100
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4783%
293
+4783%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−760%
85−90
+760%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−326%
130−140
+326%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2100%
85−90
+2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2700%
80−85
+2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1680%
85−90
+1680%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1936%
224
+1936%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4700%
288
+4700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1700%
180
+1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−326%
130−140
+326%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 95−100

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6300%
60−65
+6300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Hitman 3 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−6900%
210
+6900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−9800%
190−200
+9800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2300%
70−75
+2300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 35−40

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 27−30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 247
+0%
247
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+0%
149
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how Go 7900 GTX and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 8700% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 13400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 11600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX A6000 is 10100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 58.63
Recency 18 April 2006 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 48 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 300 Watt

Go 7900 GTX has 566.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 8275.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7900 GTX is a notebook card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
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