NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | G94 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-150-A2 | G94-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 505 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 240 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 31st, 2008 | Feb 21st, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | GeForce 9 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 403 in our database | 151 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 200 |
| Launch price | — | 179 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 650 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1375 MHz | 1625 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 384 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 57.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 64 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| ROPs | 12 | 16 |
| SM count | 12 | 8 |
| Cache L2 | 48 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.600 GPixel/s | 10.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 26.40 GTexel/s | 20.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 264.0 GFLOPS | 208.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 229 mm 9 inches |
| TDP | 105 W | 95 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P393 | P545 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
