GeForce 8800 GTS 112 vs ATI FireGL V3300
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV515 | G80 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) | 19 November 2007 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 112 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 28.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.2688 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 20 |
| TMUs | 4 | 28 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 640 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 19 November 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 640 MB |
8800 GTS 112 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V3300 and GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V3300 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112 is a desktop one.
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