NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT and NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS 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 GT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 3.3x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 18.7x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 1.8 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 35% higher memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 668 MHz
  • 20.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 471 vs 23
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 October 2007 vs 18 January 2006
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate 33.6 billion / sec vs 1.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 900 MHz vs 668 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 471 vs 23

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS

  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 98 vs 55
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 98 vs 55

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
471
23
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
55
98
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS
PassMark - G3D Mark 471 23
PassMark - G2D Mark 55 98
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G92 G72
Launch date 29 October 2007 18 January 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $349
Place in performance rating 1380 1381
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 1500 MHz 450 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 1.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 112 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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 None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB / s 5.34 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 668 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 DDR2

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit