NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

This is the smaller version of the 7900 GTX with less shader- and vertex-pipelines and less current consumption. Nevertheless it is not apt for small notebooks.

The performance is near to the 7800 GTX, but needs clearly less energy. It is used for 17" notebooks, because a lot of heat arises.

The chip also features the PureVideo Technology but has less features as the PureVideo engine in the current 8600M GT chip. > Comparison of PureVideo features

Compared to the Desktop GeForce 7900 GS graphics card the mobile version has a smaller core and memory speed (375 versus 450 MHz chip, 500 versus 660 MHz memory speed) and is therefore a bit slower.

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX

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NVidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX is the predecessor of the 7950 GTX and has still a very good DirectX 9 performance. The card enalbes the user to play e.g. Doom3 in 1600x1200 fluently. The card was used in large notebooks (because of heat issues).

The chip also features the PureVideo Technology but has less features as the PureVideo engine in the current 8600M GT chip. > Comparison of PureVideo features

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX

GeForce Go 7900 Series

GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI	48/16 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI	48/16 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce Go 7950 GTX	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI	40/14 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GTX	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GS	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz

GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI	48/16 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI	48/16 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce Go 7950 GTX	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI	40/14 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GTX	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GS	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz

Codename

G71M

Architecture

G7x

Pipelines

20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader

24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader

Core Speed

375 MHz

500 MHz

Memory Speed

500 MHz

600 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

512 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0

Power Consumption

20 Watt

45 Watt

Transistors

278 Million

technology

90 nm

Features

90nm

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

18.04.2006

Information

90nm, 278 Mio Transistoren, MXM-Modul

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.de

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS +

min: 22934 avg: 24505 median: 23613.5 (25%) max: 27860 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Toshiba Satellite P100-194	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	22934
		GeForce Go 7900 GS		23600
Toshiba Satellite P100-191	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	23627
Dell Inspiron 9400	T7200	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	27860

125%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX +

min: 25000 avg: 29490 median: 29490 (31%) max: 33980 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
		GeForce Go 7900 GTX		25000
	750	GeForce Go 7900 GTX 500 / 600 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	33980

3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS +

min: 13472 avg: 14103 median: 13907 (7%) max: 15126 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Toshiba Satellite P100-194	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	13472
Toshiba Satellite P100-191	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	13814
		GeForce Go 7900 GS		14000
Dell Inspiron 9400	T7200	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	15126

136%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX +

min: 18200 avg: 18878 median: 18877.5 (10%) max: 19555 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
		GeForce Go 7900 GTX		18200
	750	GeForce Go 7900 GTX 500 / 600 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	19555

3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS +

min: 4857 avg: 5937 median: 6159 (7%) max: 6337 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Inspiron 9400	T7200	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	4857
Toshiba Satellite P100-194	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	6030
Toshiba Satellite P100-191	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	6159
		GeForce Go 7900 GS		6300
Dell XPS M1710	T2500	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	6337

138%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX +

min: 7909 avg: 8436 median: 8504.5 (9%) max: 8824 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Nexoc Osiris E703	T2600	GeForce Go 7900 GTX 0.3 GB	2 GB	7909
		GeForce Go 7900 GTX		8500
	T2700	GeForce Go 7900 GTX	2 GB	8509
	750	GeForce Go 7900 GTX 500 / 600 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	8824

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

3DMark 06

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS +

min: 3762 avg: 3895 median: 3800 (5%) max: 4123 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
Toshiba Satellite P100-191 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	3762
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)		GeForce Go 7900 GS		3800
Toshiba Satellite P100-194 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T2400	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	4123

3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX

125%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX +

min: 4700 avg: 4766 median: 4755.5 (6%) max: 4852 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)		GeForce Go 7900 GTX		4700
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T2700	GeForce Go 7900 GTX	2 GB	4755
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T2600	GeForce Go 7900 GTX		4756
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7600	GeForce Go 7900 GTX		4852

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

3DMark 06

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS +

min: 3510 avg: 3519 median: 3519 (5%) max: 3528 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Dell XPS M1710 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T2500	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	3510
Dell Inspiron 9400 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T7200	GeForce Go 7900 GS 0.3 GB	1 GB	3528

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX

128%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX +

min: 4320 avg: 4503 median: 4503 (6%) max: 4686 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	750	GeForce Go 7900 GTX 500 / 600 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	4320
Nexoc Osiris E703 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T2600	GeForce Go 7900 GTX 0.3 GB	2 GB	4686

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS → 100% ⁿ⁼⁵

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX → 130% ⁿ⁼⁵

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
¹ This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Anno 1404

2009

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

80 fps

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

10 fps

F.E.A.R. 2

2009

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

108 fps

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

67 fps

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

27 fps

Left 4 Dead

2008

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

51 fps

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

38 fps

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

27 fps

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

57.7 fps

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

38.7 fps

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

29.6 fps

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

51.5 fps

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

17.2 fps

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

175.5 fps

F.E.A.R.

2005

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

246 315 ~ 281 fps

21%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

59 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

130 133 ~ 132 fps

42%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

55 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

55 55 ~ 55 fps

11%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

6 fps

Quake 4

2005

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

127.7 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

127.9 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

126.5 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

117.5 fps

Counter-Strike Source

2004

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

205 fps

Doom 3

2004

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

161.1 fps

87%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

139.9 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

162.2 fps

83%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

135 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

155 fps

90%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

139.7 fps

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

116.4 fps

115%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

133.7 fps

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999

100%

GeForce Go 7900 GS:

550 fps

59%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX:

326.8 fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX → 64%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 31%

	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS						NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
Anno 1404							80			10
F.E.A.R. 2							108	67	27
Left 4 Dead									51
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare								38	27
Supreme Commander - FA Bench							57.7	38.7	29.6
Crysis - GPU Benchmark							51.5	17.2
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark									175.5
F.E.A.R.	281	132	55				59	55	6
Counter-Strike Source									205
Doom 3	161.1	162.2	155	116.4			139.9	135	139.7	133.7
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo			550						326.8
	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS						NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	2	2	1 2	1			< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	3 2 1	1 3 1 1	4 1 4	1 1

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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