NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS and NVIDIA GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 Go 7900 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 375 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 5.4x more texture fill rate: 7.5 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • 4.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 176 vs 37
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 254 vs 146
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2006 vs 15 December 2004
Core clock speed 375 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 7.5 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 176 vs 37
PassMark - G2D Mark 254 vs 146

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
176
37
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
254
146
Name NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS NVIDIA GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache
PassMark - G3D Mark 176 37
PassMark - G2D Mark 254 146
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 916
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 916

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS NVIDIA GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name G71 NV44 A2
Launch date 18 April 2006 15 December 2004
Place in performance rating 1112 1113
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 375 MHz
Core clock speed 375 MHz 350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 110 nm
Pipelines 20
Texture fill rate 7.5 GTexel / s 1.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt
Transistor count 278 million 75 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-II PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 32.0 GB / s 4 GB / s
Memory bus width 500 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 500 MHz
Memory type 256 DDR
Shared memory 0