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GeForce 8800 GT 1GB vs GeForce 9800 GTX+

Intro

The GeForce 8800 GT 1GB uses a 65 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 600 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a frequency of 900 MHz on this specific model. It features 112 SPUs along with 56 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

Compare that to the GeForce 9800 GTX+, which features a clock speed of 738 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 1100 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and uses a 55 nm design. It is made up of 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 1GB 105 Watts
GeForce 9800 GTX+ 145 Watts
Difference: 40 Watts (38%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce 9800 GTX+ should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce 8800 GT 1GB overall. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX+ 70400 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 1GB 57600 MB/sec
Difference: 12800 (22%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GTX+ is much (more or less 41%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8800 GT 1GB. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX+ 47232 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 1GB 33600 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 13632 (41%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce 9800 GTX+ is the winner, by far. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX+ 11808 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 1GB 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.

Price Comparison

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Specifications

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Model GeForce 8800 GT 1GB GeForce 9800 GTX+
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year Dec 2007 July 2008
Code Name G92 G92b
Memory 1024 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 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 3.0

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock 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 processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. 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 output rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.

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