Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce Go 7900 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

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

Go 7900 GTX
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.70

RX 7800 XT outperforms Go 7900 GTX by a whopping 8921% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking117030
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.02
Power efficiency1.0716.45
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG71Navi 32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2006 (18 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores323840
Core clock speed500 MHz1295 MHz
Boost clock speed500 MHz2430 MHz
Number of transistors278 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt263 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00583.2
Floating-point processing powerno data37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs24240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 connectorsNone2x 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 amount512 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s624.1 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

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/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. 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
RX 7800 XT 63.15
+8921%

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
RX 7800 XT 24327
+8910%

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
−10700%
216
+10700%
1440p1−2
−12100%
122
+12100%
4K0−170

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.31
1440pno data4.09
4Kno data7.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8500%
258
+8500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−4350%
178
+4350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3700%
110−120
+3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6333%
193
+6333%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2380%
120−130
+2380%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2018%
230−240
+2018%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 110−120
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4167%
250−260
+4167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−384%
150−160
+384%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−6425%
261
+6425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3700%
110−120
+3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5267%
161
+5267%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2380%
120−130
+2380%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2018%
230−240
+2018%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 110−120
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−6533%
398
+6533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1220%
130−140
+1220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−384%
150−160
+384%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−3150%
130
+3150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3700%
110−120
+3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4833%
148
+4833%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2380%
120−130
+2380%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2391%
274
+2391%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−5567%
340
+5567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1900%
200
+1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−368%
145
+368%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 110−120

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−9700%
95−100
+9700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 119
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9600%
97
+9600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−7200%
70−75
+7200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1400%
90−95
+1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−7133%
217
+7133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−11650%
230−240
+11650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3400%
100−110
+3400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 60−65

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−8800%
89
+8800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 72

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 222
+0%
222
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 181
+0%
181
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 158
+0%
158
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+0%
222
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
+0%
124
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 243
+0%
243
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 164
+0%
164
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
+0%
130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+0%
67
+0%

This is how Go 7900 GTX and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 10700% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 12100% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 15000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 63.15
Recency 18 April 2006 25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 263 Watt

Go 7900 GTX has 484.4% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 8921.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT 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 Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.


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

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
GeForce Go 7900 GTX
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
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