NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher texture fill rate: 38.4 GTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
  • Around 71% higher pipelines: 192 vs 112
  • Around 38% better floating-point performance: 462.3 gflops vs 336.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 78% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 799 vs 482
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 March 2009 vs 29 October 2007
Texture fill rate 38.4 GTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
Pipelines 192 vs 112
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops vs 336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 799 vs 482

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 600 MHz
  • Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 108 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 61 vs 58
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 3258
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 3258
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 600 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 108 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 61 vs 58
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 3258
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 3258

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
799
482
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
58
61
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3258
3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3258
3346
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 799 482
PassMark - G2D Mark 58 61
Geekbench - OpenCL 13337
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3258 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3258 3346

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla
Code name GT200B G92
Launch date 30 March 2009 29 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $349
Place in performance rating 1355 1357
Price now $109.99
Type Workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 9.89

Technical info

Core clock speed 600 MHz 1500 MHz
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 192 112
Texture fill rate 38.4 GTexel / s 33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 108 Watt 105 Watt
Transistor count 1,400 million 754 million
CUDA cores 112
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 198 mm 9" (22.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 6-pin & 8-pin
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB / s 57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3

Technologies

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