GeForce 7900 GT vs UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Place in the ranking	852	1183
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.96
Architecture	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Alder Lake Xe	G71
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	9 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	24	no data
Core clock speed	450 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	750 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	48 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	10.80
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	24

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).

Interface	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	660 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	42.24 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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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.

DirectX	12_1	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

8
+300%

2−3

−300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	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

0−1

This is how UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) and 7900 GT compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.32	0.67
Recency	3 January 2023	9 March 2006
Chip lithography	10 nm	90 nm

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) has a 246.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is a notebook card while GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop one.

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