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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX is top of the mobile graphic cards line from NVIDIA (of the 7000 series) and successor of the 7900 GTX graphics card. It enables the user to play all  games from 2006 fluently in the highest resolutions and options. As a consequence, the heat is correspondingly high. Therefore it can be used only in DTR laptops (17"). At moment, there is nothing better for gamers (except the SLI version with 2 cards).

The performance can be compared partially even with the Desktop 7950 GT video cards (partially a bit better, according NVIDIA). Therefore, the Geforce Go 7950 GTX is able to display actual games like F.E.A.R., Company of Heroes, or Call of Duty 2 fluently in high details and high resolutions.

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

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce Go 7900 Series
GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI 48/16 cores @ 575 MHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI 48/16 cores @ 500 MHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce Go 7950 GTX 24/8 cores @ 575 MHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI 40/14 cores @ 375 MHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GTX 24/8 cores @ 500 MHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce Go 7900 GS 20/7 cores @ 375 MHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
CodenameG71M
ArchitectureG7x
Pipelines24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed *575 MHz
Memory Speed *700 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 9c, Shader 3.0
Power Consumption45 Watt
Transistors278 Million
technology90 nm
FeaturesHDR, Intellisample 4.0, UltraShadow II, PureVideo, CineFX 4.0, PowerMizer 6.0, Transparency Antialiasing
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement12.10.2006
Information90nm, 278 Mio transistors, MXM-Module, Drivers are available at nvidia.com
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/page/go_7800gtx.html
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 06 +
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
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min: 9395     avg: 9700 (21%)     median: 9700 (21%)     max: 10005 Points
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3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
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min: 21000     avg: 21000 (12%)     median: 21000 (12%)     max: 21000 Points
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3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
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min: 32000     avg: 32000 (33%)     median: 32000 (33%)     max: 32000 Points
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

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.

Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
84  fps    + Compare
ultra 1280x1024
12  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
61.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
21.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
405  fps    + Compare
med. 800x600
199  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
85  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
189.1  fps    + Compare
med. 640x480
190.7  fps    + Compare
high 800x600
189.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
176.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
551.9  fps    + Compare
» 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

Games Performance

All benchmarks were made without Antialiasing (AA) and Anisotrope Filtering (AF). The benchmarks may vary according to the used CPU.

Quake 4: 1920 x 1200 Pixel, ultra: 40-60 fps -> fully playable!
F.E.A.R.: 1024 x 768 Pixel, maximum GPU and CPU Settings: 85 fps -> fully playable!
Call of Duty 2: 1920x1200, highest Settings: 35 fps -> fully playable!
Doom 3: 1600x1200, ultra: 116 fps -> fully playable!
Supreme Commander: 1024x768: 25-60 fps -> fully playable!
Age of Empires 3: 1920x1200, high details: 25-50 fps -> fully playable!
Warcraft 3: 1600x1200, high details: constantly 60 fps -> fully playable!

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics card

Alienware Area-51 m9750: Intel Core 2 Duo T7600, 17.1", 4.5 kg
  External Review » Alienware Area-51 m9750

Class 1
Class 2
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 7770
Radeon HD 7770
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Radeon HD 4850
Class 3
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 5670
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
Class 4
Radeon HD 5570
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 5
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Class 6
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2016-01-26)