GeForce Go 7900 GTX vs HD Graphics 4600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 4600 and GeForce Go 7900 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 4600
2013
45 Watt
1.84
+163%

HD Graphics 4600 outperforms Go 7900 GTX by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9171170
Place by popularity64not in top-100
Power efficiency6.301.07
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameHaswell GT2G71
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 May 2013 (11 years ago)18 April 2006 (18 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 cores16032
Core clock speed400 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors392 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate22.0012.00
Floating-point processing power0.352 TFLOPSno data
ROPs216
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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.32.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A

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.

HD Graphics 4600 1.84
+163%
Go 7900 GTX 0.70

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.

HD Graphics 4600 710
+163%
Go 7900 GTX 270

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:

900p14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Full HD10
+233%
3−4
−233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how HD Graphics 4600 and Go 7900 GTX compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 4600 is 180% faster in 900p
  • HD Graphics 4600 is 233% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 4600 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 4600 is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.84 0.70
Recency 27 May 2013 18 April 2006
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm

HD Graphics 4600 has a 162.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 4600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GTX in performance tests.


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