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GeForce 8800 GT 1GB vs Radeon R7 240
Intro
The GeForce 8800 GT 1GB features a core clock frequency of 600 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and uses a 65 nm design. It features 112 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.Compare all of that to the Radeon R7 240, which comes with a GPU core clock speed of 730 MHz, and 2048 MB of DDR3 memory set to run at 900 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is made up of 320 Stream Processors, 20 Texture Address Units, and 8 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| Radeon R7 240 |
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30 Watts |
| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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105 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
The GeForce 8800 GT 1GB should in theory be a lot faster than the Radeon R7 240 overall. (explain)
| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
| Radeon R7 240 |
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28800 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 8800 GT 1GB will be a lot (more or less 130%) faster with regards to AF than the Radeon R7 240. (explain)| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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33600 Mtexels/sec |
| Radeon R7 240 |
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14600 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce 8800 GT 1GB will be a lot (about 64%) more effective at FSAA than the Radeon R7 240, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)| GeForce 8800 GT 1GB |
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9600 Mpixels/sec |
| Radeon R7 240 |
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5840 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 GT 1GB | Radeon R7 240 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | Dec 2007 | October 2013 |
| Code Name | G92 | Oland PRO |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 600 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 105 watts | 30 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 28800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 33600 Mtexels/sec | 14600 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 9600 Mpixels/sec | 5840 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 112 | 320 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 20 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 754 million | 1040 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11.2 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 4.3 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
GeForce 8800 GT 1GBAmazon.com
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Radeon R7 240Amazon.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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