NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce2 Go

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT and NVIDIA GeForce2 Go 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

NVIDIA GeForce2 Go

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
10.5x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 143 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 180 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB
2.7x more memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 332 MHz
117.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 469 vs 4

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 October 2007 vs 11 November 2000
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 143 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 180 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	900 MHz vs 332 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	469 vs 4

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce2 Go

17x more texture fill rate: 572 MTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
52.5x lower typical power consumption: 2 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 95 vs 53

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	572 MTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	95 vs 53

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce2 Go

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

469

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT	NVIDIA GeForce2 Go
PassMark - G3D Mark	469	4
PassMark - G2D Mark	53	95
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT	NVIDIA GeForce2 Go
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Celsius
Code name	G92	NV11 B2
Launch date	29 October 2007	11 November 2000
Launch price (MSRP)	$349
Place in performance rating	1391	1392
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	143 MHz
CUDA cores	112
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	180 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	112
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec	572 MTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	2 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	20 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 4x
Length	9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options	2-way
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	7.0
OpenGL	2.1	1.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB / s	5.31 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	332 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit