NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher core clock speed: 550 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • Around 65% higher texture fill rate: 26.4 GTexel / s vs 16 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 96 vs 64
  • Around 65% better floating-point performance: 264 gflops vs 160 gflops
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3128 vs 1989
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3128 vs 1989
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 January 2008 vs 1 November 2007
Core clock speed 550 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate 26.4 GTexel / s vs 16 GTexel / s
Pipelines 96 vs 64
Floating-point performance 264 gflops vs 160 gflops
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3128 vs 1989
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3128 vs 1989

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 384 MB
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 382 vs 330
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 159 vs 121
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 105 Watt
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 384 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 382 vs 330
PassMark - G2D Mark 159 vs 121

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
330
382
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
121
159
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3128
1989
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3128
1989
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
PassMark - G3D Mark 330 382
PassMark - G2D Mark 121 159
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3128 1989
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3128 1989

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G92 G92
Launch date 31 January 2008 1 November 2007
Place in performance rating 1250 1251
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 550 MHz 500 MHz
Floating-point performance 264 gflops 160 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 96 64
Texture fill rate 26.4 GTexel / s 16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 754 million
CUDA cores 64

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 MXM-HE
Length 229 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 384 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 38.4 GB / s 51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0