Radeon PRO W7800 48 GB vs GeForce 8800 GTX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1075 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.66 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 3 (2023−2025) |
| GPU code name | G80 | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 November 2006 (19 years ago) | 15 November 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $2,499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
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Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 575 | 4480 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 1895 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2525 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 57.7 billion |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 281 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.86 | 707.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3456 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 24 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 280 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 70 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 2.2 MB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 96 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 96 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 270 mm | 280 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 86.4 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 (1.0) | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 November 2006 | 15 November 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 281 Watt |
8800 GTX has 81% lower power consumption.
PRO W7800 48 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon PRO W7800 48 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8800 GTX is a desktop graphics card while Radeon PRO W7800 48 GB is a workstation one.
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