NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS G92 vs ATI Radeon HD 3850
            NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS G92
            
                $349
            
        
    
            ATI Radeon HD 3850
            
                $179
            
        
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                             128 Shaders 
                            512MB GDDR3 
                            650MHz 
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                             320 Shaders 
                            512MB GDDR4 
                            668MHz 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            0.42 TOPS 
                            INT32 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            430 GFLOPS 
                            FP32 
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                             FP32 
                            420 GFLOPS 
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                             FP32 
                            430 GFLOPS 
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                             Form Factor 
                            PCIe Card 
                            2.0-Slots 
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                             Form Factor 
                            PCIe Card 
                            1.0-Slots 
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                             TDP 
                            135W 
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                             TDP 
                            75W 
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                             Power Connectors 
                            1x 6-Pin 
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                             Power Connectors 
                            1x 6-Pin 
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                                         GB6 OpenCL N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 OpenCL N/A 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Metal N/A 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Vulkan N/A 
                                            
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                                         GB5 OpenCL N/A 
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                                         GB5 OpenCL N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 CUDA N/A 
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                                         GB5 CUDA N/A 
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                                         GB5 Vulkan N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT 2020.1 N/A 
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                                         OCT 2020.1 N/A 
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                                         OCT Metal N/A 
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                                         OCT Metal N/A 
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            0.42 TOPS
                                         
                                        
                                            INT32
                                         
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            430 GFLOPS
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP32
                                         
                                        
                                            420 GFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP32
                                         
                                        
                                            430 GFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP64
                                         
                                        
                                            90 GFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            INT32
                                         
                                        
                                            0.42 TOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            10.4 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            10.688 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            41.6 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            10.688 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            NVIDIA
                                        
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            ATI
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            NVIDIA
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            ATI
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            Tesla
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            TeraScale 1
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            GeForce 8000
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            Radeon HD 3000
                                        
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                                         Codename 
                                        NV92 
                                        G92 
                                        Variant 
                                        G92-400-A2 
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                                         Codename 
                                        Boom 
                                        RV670 
                                        Variant 
                                        RV670 Pro 
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Desktop 
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Desktop 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        12/11/2007 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        11/19/2007 
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                                         Foundry 
                                        TSMC 
                                        - 
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                                         Foundry 
                                        TSMC 
                                        - 
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                                         Fabrication Node 
                                        65nm 
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                                         Fabrication Node 
                                        55nm 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        324 mm² 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        192 mm² 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        754 Million 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        666 Million 
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                                         Transistor Density 
                                        2.33M/mm² 
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                                         Transistor Density 
                                        3.47M/mm² 
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                                         Form 
                                        PCIe Card 
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                                         Form 
                                        PCIe Card 
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                                         Shading Units 
                                        128 Shaders 
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                                         Shading Units 
                                        320 Shaders 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        64 TMUs 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        16 TMUs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        16 ROPs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        16 ROPs 
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                                         Streaming Multiprocessors 
                                        16 SMs 
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                                         Compute Units 
                                        4 CUs 
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                                        1625MHz Shader 
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                                        650MHz 
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                                        668MHz 
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                                         L1 
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                                        Unknown 
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                                         L1 
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                                        Unknown 
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                                         L2 
                                        64KB Shared 
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                                         L2 
                                        256KB Shared 
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                                         512MB 
                                        GDDR3 
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                                         512MB 
                                        GDDR4 
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                                         Bus Width 
                                        256Bit 
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                                         Bus Width 
                                        256Bit 
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                                         Clock 
                                        970MHz 
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        1.9GT/s 
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        62.1GB/s 
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                                         Clock 
                                        900MHz 
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        1.8GT/s 
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        57.6GB/s 
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                                         TDP 
                                        135W 
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                                         TDP 
                                        75W 
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                                        1x S-Video 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        2560x1600 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        2560x1600 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
                                        - 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
                                        - 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        2 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        2 
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                                         No Encoders 
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                                         No Decoders 
                                        
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                                         Model 
                                        UVD 1.0 
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                                        VC-1 
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                                        AVC (H.264) 
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                                         Direct X 
                                        11 
                                        Direct 3D 
                                        10_0 
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                                         Direct X 
                                        10 
                                        Direct 3D 
                                        10_1 
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                                         OpenGL 
                                        3.3 
                                        OpenCL 
                                        1.1 
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                                         OpenGL 
                                        3.3 
                                        OpenCL 
                                        1.1 
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                                         Shader Model 
                                        4.0 
                                        CUDA 
                                        1.1 
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                                        PureVideo HD 
                                        VP2 
                                        VDPAU 
                                        Feature Set A 
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                                         Shader Model 
                                        4.1 
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                                        GFX 
                                        3 
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                                        1x Fan 
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                                         Power Connectors 
                                        - 
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                                        1x 6-Pin 
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                                         Power Connectors 
                                        - 
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                                        1x 6-Pin 
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                                         Slots Required 
                                        2.0 
                                        PCIe Version 
                                        2.0 
                                        PCIe Lanes 
                                        16 
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                                         Slots Required 
                                        1.0 
                                        PCIe Version 
                                        2.0 
                                        PCIe Lanes 
                                        16 
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                                         Multi GPU Support 
                                        Supported 
                                        Type 
                                        2-way SLI 
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                                         Multi GPU Support 
                                        Supported 
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                                        4-way CrossFireX 
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                                         Height 
                                        111 mm (4.37 in) 
                                        Width 
                                        254 mm (10 in) 
                                        Depth 
                                        37 mm (1.46 in) 
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