NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT vs ATI Radeon X1900 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT and ATI Radeon X1900 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).

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

ATI Radeon X1900 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.6x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 575 MHz
4.9x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 6.9 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 463 vs 146

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 October 2007 vs 1 May 2006
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec vs 6.9 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	463 vs 146

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1900 GT

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 900 MHz
8.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 409 vs 49

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	409 vs 49

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1900 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

463

146

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

409

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT	ATI Radeon X1900 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	463	146
PassMark - G2D Mark	49	409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT	ATI Radeon X1900 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	R500
Code name	G92	R580
Launch date	29 October 2007	1 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$349
Place in performance rating	1399	416
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	575 MHz
CUDA cores	112
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	112
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec	6.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	384 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options	2-way
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit