ATI Radeon HD 3870 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 3870 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Radeon HD 3870

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3870

2.9x more pipelines: 320 vs 112
Around 48% better floating-point performance: 497.3 gflops vs 336.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
2.5x more memory clock speed: 2252 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 555 vs 469
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 58 vs 53

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	320 vs 112
Floating-point performance	497.3 gflops vs 336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Memory clock speed	2252 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	555 vs 469
PassMark - G2D Mark	58 vs 53

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Around 93% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 777 MHz
2.7x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 12.43 GTexel / s
Around 1% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 106 Watt
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 3131
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 3131

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 777 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec vs 12.43 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 106 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 3131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 3131

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 3870
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

555

469

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3131

3346

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3131

3346

Name	ATI Radeon HD 3870	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	555	469
PassMark - G2D Mark	58	53
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3131	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3131	3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 3870	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Tesla
Code name	RV670	G92
Launch date	19 November 2007	29 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	$349
Place in performance rating	1390	1391
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	777 MHz	1500 MHz
Floating-point performance	497.3 gflops	336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	320	112
Texture fill rate	12.43 GTexel / s	33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	106 Watt	105 Watt
Transistor count	666 million	754 million
CUDA cores		112
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	9" (22.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	6-pin & 8-pin
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	72.1 GB / s	57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2252 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit