NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | G94 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-270-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 | Oct 29th, 2007 | Dec 22nd, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | GeForce 9 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 349 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 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 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 57.60 GB/s | 17.02 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 112 | 64 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 56 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| SM count | 14 | 8 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 9.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 33.60 GTexel/s | 19.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 336.0 GFLOPS | 192.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 229 mm 9 inches |
| TDP | 125 W | 95 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P393 | — |
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 |
