NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8200
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G86 | GA102 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G86-300-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 40,000 million |
| Die size | 127 mm² | 627 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | Quadro RTX |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch price | 129 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 33 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 459 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 918 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 1750 MHz 14000 MHz effective |
| Base clock | — | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1500 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 48 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 7552 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 472 |
| ROPs | 4 | 96 |
| SM count | 2 | 118 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 6 MB |
| Tensor cores | — | 472 |
| RT cores | — | 118 |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.836 GPixel/s | 144.0 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 3.672 GTexel/s | 708.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 29.38 GFLOPS | 22.66 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 45.31 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 708.0 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 30 W | 260 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 4x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | P403 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
