GeForce 8800 GS vs ATI FireGL V7700
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1208 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.58 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | G92 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 November 2007 (18 years ago) | 31 January 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 777 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 105 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.43 | 26.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4973 TFLOPS | 0.264 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 12 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 48 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 254 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR4 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 384 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1126 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72.06 GB/s | 38.4 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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 November 2007 | 31 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 384 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
ATI FireGL V7700 has a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 18% more advanced lithography process.
8800 GS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7700 and GeForce 8800 GS. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8800 GS is a desktop one.
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