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GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) vs GeForce 9800 GX2

Intro

The GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) comes with core clock speeds of 650 MHz on the GPU, and 970 MHz on the 512 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 128 SPUs as well as 64 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

Compare those specifications to the GeForce 9800 GX2, which comes with core speeds of 600 MHz on the GPU, and 1000 MHz on the 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM. It features 128 SPUs as well as 64 TAUs and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) 135 Watts
GeForce 9800 GX2 197 Watts
Difference: 62 Watts (46%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce 9800 GX2 will be 106% quicker than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) overall, due to its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GX2 128000 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) 62080 MB/sec
Difference: 65920 (106%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GX2 will be much (approximately 85%) better at AF than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92). (explain)

GeForce 9800 GX2 76800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) 41600 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 35200 (85%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce 9800 GX2 is a better choice, by far. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GX2 19200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) 10400 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 8800 (85%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

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GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)

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Specifications

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Model GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) GeForce 9800 GX2
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year Dec 2007 Mar 2008
Code Name G92 G92
Memory 512 MB 512 MB (x2)
Core Speed 650 MHz 600 MHz (x2)
Memory Speed 1940 MHz 2000 MHz (x2)
Power (Max TDP) 135 watts 197 watts
Bandwidth 62080 MB/sec 128000 MB/sec
Texel Rate 41600 Mtexels/sec 76800 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 10400 Mpixels/sec 19200 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 128 128 (x2)
Texture Mapping Units 64 64 (x2)
Render Output Units 16 16 (x2)
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR3
Bus Width 256-bit 256-bit (x2)
Fab Process 65 nm 65 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: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.

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GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)

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