NVIDIA GeForce 6500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV44 | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 110 mm² | 324 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G92-270-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2005 | Oct 29th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 8 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce PCX | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 9 |
| Launch price | — | 349 USD |
| Reviews | — | 403 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1500 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.512 GB/s | 57.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 56 |
| ROPs | 2 | 16 |
| Shading units | — | 112 |
| SM count | — | 14 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 800.0 MPixel/s | 9.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 300.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.600 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 336.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 125 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | P393 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
