ATI FireGL 8800 vs GeForce 8800 GS Mac Edition

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameG92R200
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date31 January 2008 (17 years ago)14 August 2001 (24 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores64no data
Core clock speed500 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors754 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Wattno data
Texture fill rate16.002.400
Floating-point processing power0.16 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs328
L2 Cache64 KBno data

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).

InterfaceMXM-HEAGP 4x
WidthMXM Module1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed799 MHz290 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.14 GB/s9.28 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)8.1
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.31.4
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 January 2008 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 150 nm

8800 GS Mac Edition has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 130.8% more advanced lithography process.

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Be aware that GeForce 8800 GS Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while FireGL 8800 is a workstation one.

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