Radeon Pro 575X vs GeForce 8800 GS
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1199 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.58 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | G92 | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 31 January 2008 (17 years ago) | 18 March 2019 (6 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 cores | 96 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1096 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 26.40 | 140.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.264 TFLOPS | 4.489 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 48 KB | 2 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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 384 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 217.6 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 January 2008 | 18 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 384 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 120 Watt |
8800 GS has 14.3% lower power consumption.
Pro 575X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 GS and Radeon Pro 575X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8800 GS is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Pro 575X is a mobile workstation one.
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