NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs AMD FireStream 9170
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and AMD FireStream 9170 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies, Video outputs and ports. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9170
- Around 60% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 500 MHz
- Around 67% higher pipelines: 320 vs 192
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
- Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
- 4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
- 2x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 800 MHz
Core clock speed | 800 MHz vs 500 MHz |
Pipelines | 320 vs 192 |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 65 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 512 MB |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz vs 800 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9170
Name | NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI | AMD FireStream 9170 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark | 493 | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 647 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI | AMD FireStream 9170 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | G9x | TeraScale |
Code name | NB8E-GTX | RV670 |
Launch date | 19 November 2007 | 8 November 2007 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 294 |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 800 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 55 nm |
Pipelines | 192 | 320 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt | 105 Watt |
Transistor count | 1508 Million | 666 million |
Floating-point performance | 512.0 gflops | |
Texture fill rate | 12.8 GTexel / s | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Laptop size | large | |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB / s | |
Technologies |
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Gigathread technology | ||
HDCP-capable | ||
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting) | ||
PCI-E 16x | ||
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |