GeForce 8800 GTS 640 vs 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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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG92G80
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 January 2008 (17 years ago)8 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores6496
Core clock speed500 MHz513 MHz
Number of transistors754 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt143 Watt
Texture fill rate16.0024.62
Floating-point processing power0.16 TFLOPS0.2281 TFLOPS
ROPs1620
TMUs3224

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-HEPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthMXM Module2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB640 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed799 MHz792 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.14 GB/s63.36 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 January 2008 8 November 2006
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 640 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 143 Watt

8800 GS Mac Edition has an age advantage of 1 year, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 36.2% lower power consumption.

8800 GTS 640, on the other hand, has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.

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