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GeForce 8800 GT 1GB vs GeForce GTX 460 1GB
Intro
The GeForce 8800 GT 1GB has a clock frequency of 600 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also features a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It is made up of 112 SPUs, 56 Texture Address Units, and 16 ROPs.Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 460 1GB, which has GPU clock speed of 675 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 336 SPUs, 56 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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105 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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160 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
The GeForce GTX 460 1GB should in theory be much faster than the GeForce 8800 GT 1GB overall. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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115200 MB/sec |
| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 460 1GB will be a small bit (more or less 13%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 1GB. (explain)| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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37800 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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33600 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 460 1GB is superior to the GeForce 8800 GT 1GB, by a large margin. (explain)| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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21600 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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9600 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 8800 GT 1GB | GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | Dec 2007 | July 2010 |
| Code Name | G92 | GF104 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 600 MHz | 675 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 105 watts | 160 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 115200 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 33600 Mtexels/sec | 37800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 9600 Mpixels/sec | 21600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 112 | 336 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 56 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 754 million | 1950 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.
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