ATI FirePro V8800 vs GeForce 9300 GS Rev. 2

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Primary details

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

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ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGT218Cypress
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 March 2011 (15 years ago)7 April 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499

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 cores161600
Core clock speed589 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistors260 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data208 Watt
Texture fill rate4.71266.00
Floating-point processing power0.04486 TFLOPS2.64 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs880
L1 Cacheno data160 KB
L2 Cache32 KB512 KB

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeDDR2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed333 MHz1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.328 GB/s147.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA4x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.2-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 March 2011 7 April 2010
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 2 GB

9300 GS Rev. 2 has an age advantage of 11 months.

ATI V8800, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9300 GS Rev. 2 and FirePro V8800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9300 GS Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro V8800 is a workstation one.

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