ATI Radeon X1700 FSC vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1700 FSC 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 X1700 FSC

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1700 FSC

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 44 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 54% higher memory clock speed: 1390 MHz vs 900 MHz

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	44 Watt vs 105 Watt
Memory clock speed	1390 MHz vs 900 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

2.6x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 587 MHz
14.3x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 2.348 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB

Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 587 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec vs 2.348 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1700 FSC
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Name	ATI Radeon X1700 FSC	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark		471
PassMark - G2D Mark		55
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1700 FSC	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Tesla
Code name	RV535	G92
Launch date	5 November 2007	29 October 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	1381
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$349
Technical info
Core clock speed	587 MHz	1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	65 nm
Texture fill rate	2.348 GTexel / s	33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	44 Watt	105 Watt
Transistor count	330 million	754 million
CUDA cores		112
Floating-point performance		336.0 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Pipelines		112
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 8-pin
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Length		9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	9.0c	10.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	22.24 GB / s	57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1390 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit