ATI FireGL 9600 T2-64S vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV350 | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV350 GL | G92-400-A2 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 76 mm² | 324 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2003 | Dec 11th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 8 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Launch price | — | 349 USD |
| Reviews | — | 403 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 324 MHz | 650 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 203 MHz 406 Mbps effective | 820 MHz 1640 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1625 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.496 GB/s | 52.48 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 64 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| SM count | — | 16 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.296 GPixel/s | 10.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 162.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.296 GTexel/s | 41.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 416.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 135 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x LFH60 | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | A124 | P393 |
| Length | — | 254 mm 10 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
| Shader model | — | 4.0 |
