NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G80 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G80-300-A2 | GF108-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 484 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 8th, 2006 | Oct 11th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | GeForce 400 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 599 USD | 79 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 73 in our database | 33 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 200 |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 500 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 576 MHz | 700 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1350 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 768 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 86.40 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 128 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| ROPs | 24 | 4 |
| SM count | 16 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 96 KB | 128 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 13.82 GPixel/s | 2.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 36.86 GTexel/s | 11.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 345.6 GFLOPS | 268.8 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 22.40 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 270 mm 10.6 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 155 W | 49 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P355 | P1071 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 (1.0) | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
