G80: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
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Tim Smalley
November 8, 2006 | 18:59
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1 — Introduction2 — Under the heatsink3 — Background — Traditional Pipelines4 — Why Unify?5 — DirectX 10 Highlights6 — Stream Processing Architecture7 — ROPs (Pixel Output Engines)8 — Coverage Sampling AA9 — Anisotropic Filtering Quality 110 — Anisotropic Filtering Quality 211 — Test Setup12 — Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion13 — Company Of Heroes14 — Battlefield 214215 — F.E.A.R. Extraction Point16 — Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter17 — Half-Life 2: Episode One18 — Power Consumption & Heat19 — Final Thoughts
The GeForce 8800 GTX is obviously a very power-hungry part, as you might have guessed from both the size of the chip, the card and the fact it requires dual power connectors. NVIDIA tells us that the TDP of the card is around the 185W mark. We wanted to see how it measured up against the competition, so we tested the total system power consumption at the wall using a simple power meter.
NVIDIA recommends a 450W true power supply to support the GeForce 8800 GTX, which is obviously a lot less than the 800W it suggested for Quad SLI. Those with cheaper brands of power supply may find that the GeForce 8800 GTX is not particularly stable. If you’re unsure whether your power supply is certified to support NVIDIA’s new behemoth, you can check over on NVIDIA’s website.
To test the cards, we left our systems idling on the desktop, and then fired up Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and proceeded to hack-and-slash for ten minutes so that each of the cards had enough time to get their act together.
As we can see, the GeForce 8800 GTX consumes more power than either the dual-chip GeForce 7950 GX2 or the Radeon X1950 XTX under load.
It also gets substantially hotter — not surprising, given the size of the chip.
1 — Introduction2 — Under the heatsink3 — Background — Traditional Pipelines4 — Why Unify?5 — DirectX 10 Highlights6 — Stream Processing Architecture7 — ROPs (Pixel Output Engines)8 — Coverage Sampling AA9 — Anisotropic Filtering Quality 110 — Anisotropic Filtering Quality 211 — Test Setup12 — Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion13 — Company Of Heroes14 — Battlefield 214215 — F.E.A.R. Extraction Point16 — Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter17 — Half-Life 2: Episode One18 — Power Consumption & Heat19 — Final Thoughts
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Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Video Card Performance Review — Page 11 of 11
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Power Consumption and Conclusion
Power Consumption
For testing power consumption, we took our test system and plugged it into a Seasonic Power Angel.
For idle numbers, we allowed the system to idle on the desktop for 15 minutes and took the reading. For load numbers, we measured the peak wattage used by the system while running the game World in Conflict at 1600×1200 with medium graphics quality.
Power Consumption Results: The GeForce 8800 GT consistently placed third in performance testing and this time around. It keeps this position with the third lowest power consumption at idle and load compared to the other six graphics cards. Using 20 Watts less at idle and load than the GeForce 8800 GTS OC and performing better – the GeForce 8800 GT is looking more and more impressive. The lower power consumption numbers can be linked to the 65nm process technology that the GeForce 8800 GT has been built on. If you remember, the older GeForce 8800 GTS, 8800 GTX and 8800 Ultra are all built on the 90nm process, which isn’t as energy friendly.
Final Thoughts
We started out talking about how the GeForce 8800 GT has rocked the industry and hopefully you can now see why.
The GeForce 8800 GT can be found for around $249.99 and easily outperforms the GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB graphics card that starts at $339 plus shipping. With a lower price tag and higher performance, suggesting the GeForce 8800 GT is an easy thing to do. If the lower price tag and the performance numbers aren’t enough to convince you, remember that the GeForce 8800 GT has lower power consumption at idle and load and it takes up just a single slot. NVIDIA really nailed this one out of the ball park and the only people who are are going to be upset with this launch will be those that just recently purchased a GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB graphics card. I wonder what companies like eVGA will do when a customer calls and wants to ‘step down’ his GeForce 8800 GTS to an 8800 GT within the 90 day ‘step up’ program that they do.
For now, we have to give a thumbs up to the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT and welcome it with open arms to the GeForce 8800 series. This card should be a big hit this holiday season as it offers serious performance at a mainstream price tag that most gamers can afford.
If you can’t afford it however, this card is worth saving up for. AMD will be releasing the Radeon HD 3850 later this week, and while their card is going to feature a die shrink and performance improvements – much like the ones seen on the GeForce 8800 GT. The question is: will it be enough to catch the 8800 GT?
Legit Bottom Line:The GeForce 8800 GT is hands down the best mainstream graphics card we have seen in years from either ATI or NVIDIA. If you’ve been waiting to get an affordable second generation DirectX 10 graphics card then the wait is over – the GeForce 8800 GT is it!
review of characteristics and performance tests in games
The GeForce 8800 GT video card was released by NVIDIA, release date: October 29, 2007. At the time of release, the video card cost $349. The video card is designed for desktop computers and is built on the Tesla architecture codenamed G92.
Core frequency — 1500 MHz.
Texturing speed — 33.6 billion / sec. Number of shader processors — 112. Floating point performance — 336.0 gflops. Technological process — 65 nm. The number of transistors is 754 million. Power consumption (TDP) — 105 Watt.
Memory type: GDDR3. The maximum memory size is 512 MB. Memory bus width — 256 Bit. Memory frequency — 900 MHz. The memory bandwidth is 57.6 GB / s.
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| GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex | 3346.000 Fps |
Features
| Architecture | Tesla |
| Codename | G92 |
| Production date | October 29, 2007 |
| Price at first issue date | $349 |
| Place in the ranking | 1270 |
| Type | Desktop |
| Core frequency | 1500 MHz |
| Number of CUDA conveyors | 112 |
| Floating point performance | 336. 0 gflops |
| Process | 65nm |
| Maximum temperature | 105 °C |
| Number of shaders | 112 |
| Texturing speed | 33.6 billion/sec |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt |
| Number of transistors | 754 million |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF |
| Video connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV |
| Maximum resolution VGA | 2048×1536 |
| Multi-monitor support | |
| Tire | PCI-E 2. 0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 9″ (22.9cm) |
| SLI support | 2-way |
| Additional power connectors | 6-pin & 8-pin |
| DirectX | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 |
| Maximum memory size | 512MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit |
| Memory frequency | 900MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR3 |
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| CUDA | |
| High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit |
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NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 Review.
Benchmarks and specs
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 graphics card (GPU) is ranked 701 in our performance ranking. Manufacturer: NVIDIA. NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 runs at a minimum clock speed of 650 MHz. The graphics chip is equipped with an acceleration system and can operate in turbo mode or during overclocking. The RAM size is 512 MB GB with a clock speed of 1640 MHz and a bandwidth of 52.48 GB/s.
Power consumption of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 is 135 Watt, and process technology is only 65 nm. Below you will find key compatibility, sizing, technology, and gaming performance test results. You can also leave comments if you have any questions.
Let’s take a closer look at the most important characteristics of the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512. To get an idea of which video card is better, we recommend using the comparison service.
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General information
A basic set of information will help you find out the release date of the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 graphics card and its purpose (laptops or PCs), as well as the price at the time of release and the average current cost. This data also includes the architecture used by the manufacturer and the video processor code name.
| Performance Rating Position: | 802 | |||
| Architecture: | Tesla | |||
| Code name: | G92 | |||
| Type: | Desktop | |||
| Release date: | 11 December 2007 (13 years ago) | |||
| Starting price: | $349 | |||
| Current price: | $100 (0.3x MSRP) | |||
| Value for money: | 0.27 | |||
| GPU code name: | G92 | |||
| Market segment: | Desktop | |||
Specifications
This is important information that determines all the power characteristics of the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 video card.
The smaller the chip manufacturing process, the better (in modern realities). The clock frequency of the core is responsible for its speed (direct correlation), while signal processing is carried out by transistors (the more transistors, the faster the calculations are performed, for example, in cryptocurrency mining).
| Conveyors: | 128 | |||
| Core Clock: | 650MHz | |||
| Number of transistors: | 754 million | |||
| Process: | 65nm | |||
| Power consumption (TDP): | 135 Watt | |||
| Number of texels processed in 1 second: | 41.60 | |||
| Floating point: | 416.0 gflops | |||
| Pipelines / CUDA cores: | 128 | |||
| Number of transistors: | 754 million | |||
| Estimated heat output: | 135 Watt | |||
Dimensions, connectors and compatibility
There are many form factors of PC cases and laptop sizes today, so it is extremely important to know the length of the video card and its connection types (except for laptop versions).
This will help make the upgrade process easier, as Not all cases can accommodate modern video cards.
| Interface: | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |||
| Length: | 254 mm | |||
| Additional power: | 1x 6-pin | |||
Memory (frequency and overclocking)
Internal memory is used to store data when performing calculations. Modern games and professional graphics applications place high demands on the amount and speed of memory. The higher this parameter, the more powerful and faster the video card. Memory type, size and bandwidth for NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 + turbo overclocking option.
| Memory type: | GDDR3 | |||
| Maximum RAM amount: | 512MB | |||
| Memory bus width: | 256 Bit | |||
| Memory frequency: | 1640 MHz | |||
| Memory bandwidth: | 52. 48 GB/s |
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Port and display support
As a rule, all modern video cards have several types of connections and additional ports, for example HDMI and DVI . Knowing these features is very important to avoid problems when connecting a video card to a monitor or other peripherals.
| Display connections: | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | |||
API Support
All NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 supported APIs are listed below. This is a minor factor that does not greatly affect the overall performance.
| DirectX: | 11.1 (10_0) | |||
| OpenGL: | 3.3 | |||
Overall gaming performance
All tests are based on FPS. Let’s see how the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 ranks in the gaming performance test (the calculation was made in accordance with the recommendations of the game developer for system requirements; it may differ from real situations).
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| Description | |
| 5 | Stutter — The performance of this video card with this game has not yet been studied enough. Based on interpolated information from graphics cards of a similar performance level, the game is likely to stutter and display low frame rates. |
| May Stutter — The performance of this video card with this game has not been studied enough yet. Based on interpolated information from graphics cards of a similar performance level, the game is likely to stutter and display low frame rates. | |
| 30 | Fluent — Based on all known benchmarks with the specified graphic settings, this game is expected to run at 25 fps or more |
| 40 | Fluent — Based on all known benchmarks with the specified graphic settings, this game is expected to run at 35fps or more |
| 60 | Fluent — Based on all known benchmarks with the specified graphic settings, this game is expected to run at 58fps or more |
May Run Fluently — The performance of this video card with this game has not yet been sufficiently studied. Based on interpolated information from graphics cards of a similar performance level, the game is likely to show smooth frame rates. |
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| ? | Uncertain — testing this video card in this game showed unexpected results. A slower card could provide higher and more consistent frame rates while running the same reference scene. |
| Uncertain — The performance of this video card in this game has not yet been studied enough. It is not possible to reliably interpolate data based on the performance of similar cards in the same category. | |
| The value in the fields reflects the average frame rate across the entire database. To get individual results, hover over a value. | |
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