NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 39% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 5.6x more texture fill rate: 10 GTexel / s vs 1.8 GTexel / s
  • 8x more pipelines: 32 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 78% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 124 vs 66
  • 7.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1701 vs 240
  • 7.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1701 vs 240
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2007 vs 1 February 2006
Core clock speed 625 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s vs 1.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 32 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 124 vs 66
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 vs 240
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 vs 240

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

  • Around 96% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 112 vs 57
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 112 vs 57

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
124
66
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
57
112
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
240
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
240
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
PassMark - G3D Mark 124 66
PassMark - G2D Mark 57 112
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 240
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 240

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G84 G72
Launch date 1 June 2007 1 February 2006
Place in performance rating 1556 1559
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 625 MHz 450 MHz
Floating-point performance 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 32 4
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s 1.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 29 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 112 million
Boost clock speed 450 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-HE PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 3.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 450 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 64 / 32
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II