GeForce Go 7600 GT vs Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

Place in performance ranking	769	1225
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	no data
GPU code name	Kaveri Spectre	G73M
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 August 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	17
Core clock speed	720 MHz	5 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	500 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	177 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	no data	6.000

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	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16

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	no data	GDDR3, GDDR2, GDDR1
Maximum RAM amount	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory bandwidth	no data	19.2 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

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 12_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/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 HD

18
+500%

3−4

−500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +170%	10−11 −170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+600%

1−2

−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	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	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and Go 7600 GT compete in popular games:

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 500% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 1700% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Go 7600 GT is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
Go 7600 GT is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.02	0.54
Recency	14 January 2014	1 August 2006
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) has a 459.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop card while GeForce Go 7600 GT is a notebook one.

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