ATI FireGL 9600 T2-64S vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV350 | G80 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV350 GL | G80-300-A2 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 681 million |
| Die size | 76 mm² | 484 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2003 | Nov 8th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 8 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Launch price | — | 599 USD |
| Reviews | — | 73 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 324 MHz | 576 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 203 MHz 406 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1350 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 768 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.496 GB/s | 86.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 32 |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| SM count | — | 16 |
| Cache L2 | — | 96 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.296 GPixel/s | 13.82 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 162.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.296 GTexel/s | 36.86 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 345.6 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 155 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 1x LFH60 | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | A124 | P355 |
| Length | — | 270 mm 10.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 (1.0) |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| CUDA | — | 1.0 |
| Shader model | — | 4.0 |
