GeForce 7800 GT vs Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) with GeForce 7800 GT, including specs and performance data.

R5 (Stoney Ridge)
2016
12 Watt
1.48
+135%

R5 (Stoney Ridge) outperforms 7800 GT by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9841194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency2.250.66
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameStoney RidgeG70
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)11 August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores192no data
Core clock speedno data400 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data302 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-45 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data8.000
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data20

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data226 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD8
+167%
3−4
−167%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data149.67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Metro Exodus 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how R5 (Stoney Ridge) and 7800 GT compete in popular games:

  • R5 (Stoney Ridge) is 167% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.48 0.63
Recency 1 June 2016 11 August 2005
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 65 Watt

R5 (Stoney Ridge) has a 134.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) is a notebook card while GeForce 7800 GT is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
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