GeForce 8800 GTS 320 vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

VS

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking393not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameno dataG80
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)12 February 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$269

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 cores76896
Core clock speed1366 MHz513 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data681 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data143 Watt
Texture fill rateno data24.62
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2281 TFLOPS
ROPsno data20
TMUsno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 MB320 MB
Memory bus width96 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz792 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s63.36 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data11.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA-+

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 320 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

8800 GTS 320, on the other hand, has a 10566.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GeForce 8800 GTS 320. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GTS 320 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320
GeForce 8800 GTS 320

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 109 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.1 26 votes

Rate GeForce 8800 GTS 320 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.