Tesla P4 vs GeForce 8800 GT

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Aggregate performance score

8800 GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 105 Watt
1.24

Tesla P4 outperforms GeForce 8800 GT by a whopping 1729% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1001228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0250.77
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameG92GP104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date29 October 2007 (16 years ago)13 September 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$166 (0.5x MSRP)$92

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla P4 has 253750% better value for money than 8800 GT.

Detailed specifications

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 cores1122560
CUDA cores112no data
Core clock speed600 MHz886 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1114 MHz
Number of transistors754 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate33.6 billion/sec178.2
Floating-point performance336.0 gflops5,443 gflops

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length9" (22.9 cm)168 mm
HeightSingle Slotno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pinNone
SLI options2-wayno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s192.3 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno 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)128bitno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

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 GT 1.24
Tesla P4 22.68
+1729%

Tesla P4 outperforms GeForce 8800 GT by 1729% based on our aggregate 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 GT 481
Tesla P4 8767
+1723%

Tesla P4 outperforms GeForce 8800 GT by 1723% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 22.68
Recency 29 October 2007 13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 75 Watt

The Tesla P4 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8800 GT is a desktop card while Tesla P4 is a workstation one.


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