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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

This is the smaller version of the 7900 GTX with less shader- and vertex-pipelines and less current consumption. Nevertheless it is not apt for small notebooks.

The performance is near to the 7800 GTX, but needs clearly less energy. It is used for 17" notebooks, because a lot of heat arises.

The chip also features the PureVideo Technology but has less features as the PureVideo engine in the current 8600M GT chip. > Comparison of PureVideo features

Compared to the Desktop GeForce 7900 GS graphics card the mobile version has a smaller core and memory speed (375 versus 450 MHz chip, 500 versus 660 MHz memory speed) and is therefore a bit slower.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
SeriesGeForce Go 7000
CodenameG71M
Pipelines20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed *375 MHz
Shader Speed *375 MHz
Memory Speed *500 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 9c, Shader 3.0
Current Consumption20 Watt
Transistors278 Million
technology90 nm
Features90nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement18.04.2006
Information90nm, 278 Mio Transistoren, MXM-Modul
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.de/page/go_7800gtx.html
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

benchmarks

3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 22934, avg: 24505, max: 27860 Points
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3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 13472, avg: 14103, max: 15126 Points
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3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 4857, avg: 5937, max: 6337 Points
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3DMark 06:
0% 100%
      min: 3510, avg: 3745, max: 4123 Points
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Based on 18 benchmarks

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Risen (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Need for Speed Shift (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Anno 1404 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Sims 3 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Left 4 Dead (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Far Cry 2 (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Crysis Warhead (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Racedriver: GRID (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
Command and Conquer III (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
246 315 ~ 281 fps
med.:
130 133 ~ 132 fps
high:
55 55 ~ 55 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 4
Quake 4 (2005)
low:
127.7  fps
med.:
127.9  fps
high:
126.5  fps
ultra:
117.5  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World of Warcraft (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
Counter-Strike Source (2004): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
161.1  fps
med.:
162.2  fps
high:
155  fps
ultra:
116.4  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
550  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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Acer Aspire 9514WSMi (Intel Core Duo T2500, 17.1")
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Alienware Aurora m9700 (AMD Turion 64 ML-44, 17.1")
» Alienware Aurora m9700 - External Review

Dell Dell Inspiron 9400 (Intel Core 2 Duo T7200, 17")
» Review Dell Inspiron 9400 - Review

Dell XPS M1710 (Intel Core Duo T2500, 17")
» Review Dell XPS M1710 - Review

Toshiba Satego P100-490 (Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 17.1")
» Toshiba Satego P100-490 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P100 (Intel Core Duo T2400, 17.1")
» Toshiba Satellite P100 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P100-191 (Intel Core Duo T2400, 17")
» Review Toshiba Satellite P100-191 - Review
» Toshiba Satellite P100-191 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P100-194 (Intel Core Duo T2400, 17")
» User-Review Toshiba Satellite P100-194 - Review

Toshiba Satellite P100-222 (Intel Core Duo T2600, 17.1")
» Toshiba Satellite P100-222 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P100-426 (Intel Core 2 Duo T5600, 17.1")
» Toshiba Satellite P100-426 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P105-S921 (Intel Core Duo T2400, 17.1")
» Toshiba Satellite P105-S921 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P105-S9330 (Intel Core 2 Duo T7200, 17.1")
» Toshiba Satellite P105-S9330 - External Review

 

Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2010-02- 4)