NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP
- Interface AGP 8x
- Core clock speed 668 MHz
- Max video memory 512 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1656 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 600 MHz
- Max video memory 512 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | 946 | not rated |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | G92 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 January 2008 (15 years old) | 1 February 2008 (14 years old) |
| Current price | no data | $42 |
Technical specs
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 cores | 320 | 112 |
| Core clock speed | 668 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 125 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.69 | 33.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 427.5 gflops | 336.0 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on 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).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1656 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 52.99 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 1.1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 112 |
| Memory bandwidth | 52.99 | 57.6 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 125 Watt |
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Competitors of Radeon HD 3850 AGP by NVIDIA
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We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition from AMD is Radeon HD 8470D.
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