NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS 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) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 67% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 375 MHz
  • Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 10 GTexel / s vs 7.5 GTexel / s
  • Around 60% higher pipelines: 32 vs 20
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1701 vs 916
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1701 vs 916
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2007 vs 18 April 2006
Core clock speed 625 MHz vs 375 MHz
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s vs 7.5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 32 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 90 nm
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 vs 916
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 vs 916

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

  • Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 29 Watt
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 178 vs 124
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 88 vs 57
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 29 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 178 vs 124
PassMark - G2D Mark 88 vs 57

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
124
178
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
57
88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
916
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
916
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
PassMark - G3D Mark 124 178
PassMark - G2D Mark 57 88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 916
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 916

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G84 G71
Launch date 1 June 2007 18 April 2006
Place in performance rating 1564 1567
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 625 MHz 375 MHz
Floating-point performance 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 32 20
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s 7.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 29 Watt 20 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 278 million
Boost clock speed 375 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-HE MXM-II
Laptop size large large

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 32.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 500 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 256
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0