NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2.6x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 575 MHz
2.4x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 13.8 GTexel / s
4.7x more pipelines: 112 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 454 vs 264
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3304 vs 951
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3304 vs 951

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 July 2008 vs 12 October 2006
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec vs 13.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	112 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	454 vs 264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3304 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3304 vs 951

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 56% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 900 MHz
5.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 56

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	283 vs 56

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

454

264

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

283

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3304

951

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3304

951

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
PassMark - G3D Mark	454	264
PassMark - G2D Mark	56	283
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2845
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3304	951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3304	951

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Curie
Code name	G92	G71
Launch date	21 July 2008	12 October 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$160
Place in performance rating	1063	1065
Price now	$103.99
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	8.86
Technical info
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	575 MHz
CUDA cores	112
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	112	24
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec	13.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	278 million
Boost clock speed		575 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI	No outputs
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-III
Length	9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options	2-way
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB / s	44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	700 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	256
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II