GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB vs GeForce4 488 Go

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataTuring (2018−2021)
GPU code nameNV17MTU102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2002 (22 years ago)12 October 2022 (1 year ago)

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 cores24608
Boost clock speed275 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors29 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rate1.200475.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce4 488 Go and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB12 GB
Memory bus width32 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth8.8 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDAno data7.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2002 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 12 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce4 488 Go and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce4 488 Go is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce4 488 Go
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