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GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTS 250 512MB

Intro

The GeForce 8800 GT 512MB features a core clock frequency of 600 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 900 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It is comprised of 112 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTS 250 512MB, which features core speeds of 738 MHz on the GPU, and 1100 MHz on the 512 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 128 SPUs along with 64 Texture Address Units and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 105 Watts
GeForce GTS 250 512MB 145 Watts
Difference: 40 Watts (38%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTS 250 512MB should in theory be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTS 250 512MB 70400 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 57600 MB/sec
Difference: 12800 (22%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTS 250 512MB should be much (more or less 41%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTS 250 512MB 47232 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 33600 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 13632 (41%)

Pixel Rate

If running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTS 250 512MB is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTS 250 512MB 11808 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 9600 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 2208 (23%)

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.

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Specifications

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Model GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GeForce GTS 250 512MB
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year Oct 2007 March 3, 2009
Code Name G92 G92a/b
Memory 512 MB 512 MB
Core Speed 600 MHz 738 MHz
Memory Speed 1800 MHz 2200 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 105 watts 145 watts
Bandwidth 57600 MB/sec 70400 MB/sec
Texel Rate 33600 Mtexels/sec 47232 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 9600 Mpixels/sec 11808 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 112 128
Texture Mapping Units 56 64
Render Output Units 16 16
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR3
Bus Width 256-bit 256-bit
Fab Process 65 nm 65/55 nm
Transistors 754 million 754 million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0 PCIe x16 2.0
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 10
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.0 OpenGL 3.1

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of 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.

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GeForce 8800 GT 512MB

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GeForce GTS 250 512MB

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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.

Comments

One Response to “GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTS 250 512MB”
sergio says:

que bueno como me ayudo a decidirme ,GRACIAS.......

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