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
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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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 |
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High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit |