NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs NVIDIA GeForce 7150M + nForce 630M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and NVIDIA GeForce 7150M + nForce 630M 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.

NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

NVIDIA GeForce 7150M + nForce 630M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

Around 18% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 425 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7150M + nForce 630M

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI	NVIDIA GeForce 7150M + nForce 630M
PassMark - G2D Mark		194
PassMark - G3D Mark		18

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI	NVIDIA GeForce 7150M + nForce 630M
Essentials
Architecture	G9x	Curie
Code name	NB8E-GTX	MCP67M
Launch date	19 November 2007	16 November 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	938
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	192
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt
Transistor count	1508 Million	112 million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Laptop size	large
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16
API support
DirectX	10	9.0c
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs