ATI Radeon HD 4890 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4890 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS 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 4890
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 55% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 550 MHz
- Around 29% higher texture fill rate: 34.0 GTexel / s vs 26.4 GTexel / s
- 8.3x more pipelines: 800 vs 96
- 5.2x better floating-point performance: 1,360.0 gflops vs 264 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
- 2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 384 MB
- 2.4x more memory clock speed: 3900 MHz vs 1600 MHz
- 4.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1508 vs 330
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3348 vs 3128
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3348 vs 3128
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 April 2009 vs 31 January 2008 |
Core clock speed | 850 MHz vs 550 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 34.0 GTexel / s vs 26.4 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 800 vs 96 |
Floating-point performance | 1,360.0 gflops vs 264 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 65 nm |
Maximum memory size | 1 GB vs 384 MB |
Memory clock speed | 3900 MHz vs 1600 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1508 vs 330 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3348 vs 3128 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3348 vs 3128 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS
- Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 190 Watt
- Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 121 vs 75
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt vs 190 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 121 vs 75 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4890
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS
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 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1508 | 330 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 75 | 121 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3348 | 3128 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3348 | 3128 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
Code name | RV790 | G92 |
Launch date | 2 April 2009 | 31 January 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | |
Place in performance rating | 1248 | 1249 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 550 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,360.0 gflops | 264 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
Pipelines | 800 | 96 |
Texture fill rate | 34.0 GTexel / s | 26.4 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt | 105 Watt |
Transistor count | 959 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 1.0 x16 |
Length | 241 mm | 229 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 | 1 GB | 384 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 124.8 GB / s | 38.4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3900 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |