ATI Radeon X550 XTX vs GeForce 8800 GT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1112	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Power efficiency	0.66	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	G92	RV410
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2007 (17 years ago)	24 January 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	112	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	120 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.60	3.200
Floating-point processing power	0.336 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	56	8
L2 Cache	64 KB	no 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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	Single Slot	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
SLI options	2-way	-

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	4.8 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	Dual Link DVIHDTV	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

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API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 October 2007	24 January 2007
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	110 nm

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