NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

Two Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX are combined by SLI with the purpose to offer the fastest graphic performance for laptops (of the 8000M series). Further, DirectX 10 games should run fluently with high details in hign resolutions. Nonetheless, not every game supports SLI sufficiently. Therefore, only an increase of 0-40% is possible (games only up to 10%), compared with one single card. The performance should still be similar to a 9800M GT SLI combination.
A particular feature of the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI are the "Unified Shaders". There don't exist dedicated Pixel- and Vertex shaders but 2x96 so called Stream Processors make the graphic work (which hence was done by the Pixel and Vertex Shaders). Furthermore, the Shader units are higher clocked than the Chip (1250 MHz versus 800 MHz).
The performance of the 8800M GTX SLI is much better than two 8700M GT SLI and replace the GeForce 7950 GTX SLI at the top of the graphic card list. Current games should run fluently with the high details. For the first time, it should also be possible to play DirectX 10 games with high details.
The current consumption and created heat is much higher than with the 8700M GT and therefore the chip will be implemented only in big and heavy laptops (as the predecessor 7950 GTX). At moment, a rumour tells 2x35 Watt TDP.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| GeForce 8800M Series | GeForce 8800M GTX SLI 192@500MHz GeForce 8800M GTX 96@500MHz GeForce 8800M GTS 64@500MHz |
| Codename | NB8E-GTX |
| Pipelines | 192 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 500 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 1250 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 800 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 512 MB |
| Shared Memory | no
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| DirectX | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 |
| Current Consumption | 130 Watt |
| Transistors | 1508 Million |
| technology | 65 nm |
| Features | 1250 MHz Shader frequence, probably: PureVideo Technology (H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV9 Decoder acceleration), HDCP-capable, PowerMizer 7.0 energy management (dynamic switching between performance and energy saving), HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting), designed for Windows Vista, Dual-Link DVI-D exits for resolutions of TFT up to 2560x1600, PCI-E 16x, OpenGL 2.1, Gigathread technology |
| Notebook Size | large |
| Date of Announcement | 19.11.2007 |
| Information | 2 graphic cards combined by SLI |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_880... |
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.
Benchmarks
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
| XPS M1730 | T7700 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt | 30794 |
| Area-51 m17x | T9500 | 2048 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82) | 33221 |
| 8000 DTX | E6850 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482 | 35940 |
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
| XPS M1730 | T7700 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt | 45520 |
| Area-51 m17x | T9500 | 2048 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82) | 47241 |
| 8000 DTX | E6850 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482 | 47645 |
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GeForce GTS 450 -14%
Radeon HD 5770 6%
Radeon HD 6790 25%
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
| XPS M1730 | T7700 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt | 15615 |
| Area-51 m17x | T9500 | 2048 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82) | 16365 |
| 8000 DTX | E6850 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482 | 18845 |
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Radeon HD 5850 9%
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GeForce GTX 570 90%
3DMark 06| |
| | | | | 13500 |
| Standard 1280x1024 |
| XPS M1730 | T7700 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt | 10824 |
| Area-51 m17x | T9500 | 2048 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82) | 11565 |
| 8000 DTX | E6850 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482 | 12847 |
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Radeon HD 5670 -2%
Radeon HD 4850 16%
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GeForce GTX 590 106%
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
| XPS M1730 | T7700 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt | 5.9 |
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
| XPS M1730 | T7700 | 4096 MB | 500 / 800MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt | 5.8 |
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
| Area-51 m17x | T9500 | 2048 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82) | 4653 |
| 8000 DTX | E6850 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482 | 5197 |
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Radeon HD 6870 120%
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
Dell XPS M1730  | X7900@3 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7512 | 6326 |
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
Dell XPS M1730  | X7900@3 | 4096 MB | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7512 | 5995 |
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Radeon HD 5670 -11%
Radeon HD 4850 24%
GeForce GTS 450 43%
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GeForce GTX 590 427%

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Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
95.6 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
113.2 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 104 fps
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58.7 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
68.7 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 64 fps
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36.5 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
46.9 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
55.1 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 46 fps
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Radeon HD 5670 9%
Radeon HD 5850 20%
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Radeon HD 6870 114%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
114.7 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
134.7 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 125 fps
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49 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
58.1 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 54 fps
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34.8 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
37.7 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
45.5 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 39 fps
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World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
56 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
72 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 64 fps
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33 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
44 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 39 fps
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Radeon HD 5670 69%
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GeForce GTX 580 238%
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Command and Conquer III (2007) - Approximation!
30+ fps (GeForce 8700M GT)
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)
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The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
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Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005) - Approximation!
158+ fps (GeForce GTX 260M)

F.E.A.R. (2005)
117 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
586 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 352 fps
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84 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
332 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 208 fps
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76 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
201 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 139 fps
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World of Warcraft (2005) - Approximation!
43+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4850)
190+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4850)
103+ fps (Radeon HD 6755G2)

Doom 3 (2004)
125.2 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
141 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
160.6 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 142 fps
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125.1 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
139.3 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
161.8 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 142 fps
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121.5 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
137.8 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
160.1 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 140 fps
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116.3 [X] XPS M1730Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 1024MB (800MHz) GDDR3 VRAM 2x512MB RAM 1250 MHz Shadertakt
4096MB RAM
136.9 [X] Area-51 m17xIntel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7482 (ForceWare 174.82)
2048MB RAM
161.1 [X] 8000 DTXIntel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3GHz
GeForce 8800M GTX SLI (500MHz), 512MB (799MHz) GDDR3, Forceware 174.82, 7.15.11.7482
4096MB RAM
~ 138 fps
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Radeon HD 6550D -13%
Radeon HD 6790 74%
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Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999) - Approximation!
579+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4850)
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