NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE 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).

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2.3x more core clock speed: 575 MHz vs 250 MHz
8.1x more texture fill rate: 13.8 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 130 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
3.5x more memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 400 MHz
8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 264 vs 33
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 161

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 October 2006 vs 1 September 2004
Core clock speed	575 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate	13.8 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	264 vs 33
PassMark - G2D Mark	283 vs 161

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

264

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

283

161

Name	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE
PassMark - G3D Mark	264	33
PassMark - G2D Mark	283	161
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	951

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Rankine
Code name	G71	NV36 A1
Launch date	12 October 2006	1 September 2004
Place in performance rating	1053	1055
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	575 MHz
Core clock speed	575 MHz	250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	24
Texture fill rate	13.8 GTexel / s	1.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Transistor count	278 million	82 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-III	AGP 8x
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0a
OpenGL	2.1	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	44.8 GB / s	8.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	700 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory type	256	DDR
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II