GeForce 8800 GS Mac Edition vs FX 5900
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1527 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | NV35 | G92 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 May 2003 (22 years ago) | 31 January 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | 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 | no data | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 135 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 105 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 16.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.16 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 64 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).
| Interface | AGP 8x | MXM-HE |
| Length | 218 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 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 | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 425 MHz | 799 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 27.2 GB/s | 51.14 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2003 | 31 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 65 nm |
8800 GS Mac Edition has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
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