615 vs 8800 GS

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Combined performance score

8800 GS
0.85

615 outperforms 8800 GS by 66% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1089953
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.010.01
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG92GF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 January 2008 (16 years old)15 May 2012 (11 years old)
Current price$145 $858
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

8800 GS and GeForce 615 have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9648
Core clock speed550 MHz660 MHz
Number of transistors754 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate26.405.280
Floating-point performance264 gflops126.7 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount384 MB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s28.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.12.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8800 GS 0.85
GeForce 615 1.41
+65.9%

615 outperforms 8800 GS by 66% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

8800 GS 330
GeForce 615 545
+65.2%

615 outperforms 8800 GS by 65% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.85 1.41
Recency 31 January 2008 15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount 384 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 49 Watt

The GeForce 615 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GS in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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