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GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon HD 5770
Intro
The GeForce 8800 GTX comes with a clock frequency of 575 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 900 MHz. It also features a 384-bit bus, and uses a 90 nm design. It features 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 5770, which makes use of a 40 nm design. AMD has clocked the core frequency at 850 MHz. The GDDR5 memory is set to run at a speed of 1200 MHz on this model. It features 800(160x5) SPUs as well as 40 Texture Address Units and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| Radeon HD 5770 |
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108 Watts |
| GeForce 8800 GTX |
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155 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
In theory, the GeForce 8800 GTX should be a small bit faster than the Radeon HD 5770 overall. (explain)
| GeForce 8800 GTX |
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86400 MB/sec |
| Radeon HD 5770 |
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76800 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 8800 GTX will be a small bit (approximately 8%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the Radeon HD 5770. (explain)| GeForce 8800 GTX |
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36800 Mtexels/sec |
| Radeon HD 5770 |
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34000 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce 8800 GTX is the winner, though only just barely. (explain)| GeForce 8800 GTX |
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13800 Mpixels/sec |
| Radeon HD 5770 |
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13600 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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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
Specifications
| Model | GeForce 8800 GTX | Radeon HD 5770 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | Nov 2006 | October 13, 2009 |
| Code Name | G80 | Juniper XT |
| Memory | 768 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 575 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 155 watts | 108 watts |
| Bandwidth | 86400 MB/sec | 76800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 36800 Mtexels/sec | 34000 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 13800 Mpixels/sec | 13600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 128 | 800(160x5) |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 40 |
| Render Output Units | 24 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 681 million | 1040 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.2 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.
GeForce 8800 GTXAmazon.com
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Radeon HD 5770Amazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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Comments
18 Responses to “GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon HD 5770”I'm an audio conversion specialist. This is a matter of perspective, good thoughts, I'll certainly be back
The poor little GeForce got pwned by the Radeon.
ATI is at best's
This is a good review of its comparison of performance. GREAT! Radeon RULES!
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This isn't a fair comparison, a 5770 IS better than the 8800 GTX, but the GTX came in 2006, and the 5770 came in 2009, why someone would cheer AMD with this comparison?? It's stupid.
I'll cheer any modern car because is better than the old Ford Model T, because they are so 'similar"(sarcasm).
Is not my problem with AMD, I have my Phenom II X6, my problem is with the lack of objectivity and the excess of stupidity of the comments.
Fausto, it does count. They still sell those old 9800GTX cards new, and they cost as much as 5770s.
If they drop the 9800GTXs down to say, $60-70 range, THEN you can say it's not fair. Right now nVidia is pricing them as equals. And they clearly aren't.
I don't think the 5770 is quite the much faster then the 8800GTX, More like 10 to 15%, not 30%. But it is still pretty impressive that the 8800GTX still holds up, even in 2011. It'll be truly amazing if the 8800GTX is able to run BF3 at high settings.
Fausto, Freedom. Yes it does count. It is valid to compare anything with anything.
What is unwise is to then extrapolate that comparision to compare AMD with Nvidia, as Grant did. Lets face it Nvidia has also released many newer cards that are much faster & cheaper than its older 8800GTX model.
Well,if thats fair lets compare my old 8500 GT to a X900 XT 🙂
I mean,guys,come on.. the 8800 GTX is three years older and still keeps up! Isnt that a win now or what?
Considering I just picked up an 8800GTX card because someone owed me $20, I couldn't be happier.
Should make a good PhysX card for my next rig =D
This is not a fair comparison. I didn't even have to see the results to know that the geforce was being bullied.
Just so you know i have the 8800gtx its the good old extinct BFG special edition...and yes it runs BF3 at high settings, it ouperforms the 4870 which is the rival for its time...regarding the 5770 is indeed a good card but its a lot more recent but get your facts straight... lol its head-on with a 4870 ( win loses and draws on many things ) , so if my 8800gtx beats it... guess what it also beast the "champion" , wins draws loses in different situations , its 2012 now , is it what a 7 years card? running everything on high settings , no-antiliasing or anisotropic but im no enthusiast or mentally ill, gaming with great performance graphics-wise yes its a win ...
its just proves that you don't need to buy a high end card- when the 8800 came out it retailed at around 600, 3 years later a card costing 140 outperforms it albeit slightly.. i just got me a 6770, and i am not upgrading for the next 2 years.. that's if ill be gaming by then. if i wont ill stick to my card for at least five years.. and windows 8 is only dx11.1 so i dont think ill be loosing out on much.
this comparison is to show old vs new ,how far we've come .Here we have an entree card vs the old high end standard .Price new $600 vs $140 wow
shows how much we get for our dollar now EXCELLENT !! I for one love it ,lower power price
great bang for our buck ! Even at $200 wow the performance increases ,either brand 🙂
we use this card in our office computer that is used to run a couple of displays (one is full hd 52" tv) and occasionally use it to play games. had 8800gtx before and the performance afer upgrading to 5770 is massive, yet the card is quiter and performs better
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HD5770 obvioulsy crushes the 8800GTX, and stupid nvidia fanboys still say "o well HD5770 wins by just a little 15", when clearly HD5770 wipers the floor with 8800GTX... LMAO