GeForce Go 7800 vs Radeon HD 6250

Place in the ranking	1374	1342
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.87	0.57
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Cedar	G70
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	31 January 2011 (14 years ago)	3 March 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 cores	80	22
Core clock speed	650 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	302 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.200	6.400
Floating-point processing power	0.104 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	16

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	550 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	35.2 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	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.

HD 6250 0.23

Go 7800 0.28
+21.7%

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 6250 93

Go 7800 114
+22.6%

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 HD

−16.7%

7−8
+16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
World of Tanks	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

This is how HD 6250 and Go 7800 compete in popular games:

Go 7800 is 17% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Go 7800 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Go 7800 is ahead in 7 tests (24%)
there's a draw in 22 tests (76%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.23	0.28
Recency	31 January 2011	3 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	35 Watt

HD 6250 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 175% more advanced lithography process, and 84.2% lower power consumption.

Go 7800, on the other hand, has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce Go 7800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6250 is a desktop card while GeForce Go 7800 is a notebook one.

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