ATI Radeon HD 4870 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4870 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4870
- Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
- Around 15% higher core clock speed: 750 MHz vs 650 MHz
- 6.3x more pipelines: 800 vs 128
- 2.9x better floating-point performance: 1,200.0 gflops vs 416.0 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
- 2.2x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1640 MHz
- 2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1380 vs 564
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 25 June 2008 vs 11 December 2007 |
Core clock speed | 750 MHz vs 650 MHz |
Pipelines | 800 vs 128 |
Floating-point performance | 1,200.0 gflops vs 416.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 65 nm |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz vs 1640 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1380 vs 564 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3346 vs 3342 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3346 vs 3342 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
- Around 39% higher texture fill rate: 41.6 GTexel / s vs 30 GTexel / s
- Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
- Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 74 vs 44
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 41.6 GTexel / s vs 30 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 135 Watt vs 150 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 74 vs 44 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4870
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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Name | ATI Radeon HD 4870 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1380 | 564 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 44 | 74 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3346 | 3342 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3346 | 3342 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon HD 4870 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
Code name | RV770 | G92 |
Launch date | 25 June 2008 | 11 December 2007 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $349 |
Place in performance rating | 1330 | 1331 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 650 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,200.0 gflops | 416.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
Pipelines | 800 | 128 |
Texture fill rate | 30 GTexel / s | 41.6 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | 135 Watt |
Transistor count | 956 million | 754 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 250 mm | 254 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.1 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB / s | 52.5 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 1640 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |