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NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX

NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX

The Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX (also known as Nvidia GeForce Go 8800M GTX) is based upon the desktop G92 chip. It is the top DirectX 10 video chip from Nvidia as of 2007. The GPU was eventually renamed to the Geforce GT 9800M GT.

The most important feature of the GeForce 8800M GTX is the use of "Unified Shaders". There no longer exist any dedicated pixel- and vertex shaders. Instead, 96 so-called stream processors handle most of the graphics work previously done by pixel and vertex shaders. Furthermore, the shader units are clocked higher than the core GPU (1250 MHz versus 800 MHz).

The performance of the 8800M GTX is higher than the performance of the 8700M GT due to the 256 bit wide memory bus and the high amount of Unified Shaders. Up to 512MB GDDR3 VRAM is supported. As of 2007, the 8800M replaces the GeForce 7950 GTX as the top single GPU graphics card. This crown was eventually later taken by the 9800M GTX

Current 2007 games should run fluently with highest resolutions. Additionally, DirectX 10 games from 2008 (with the exception of Crysis) can be played on the highest details for the very first time. Compared to more recent GPUs, the 8800M GTX is on par with a GTS 360M with GDDR5.

Another feature of the GeForce 8000 series is the integrated PureVideo video processor. The GPU is able to assist the CPU in decoding H.264-, VC-1-, MPEG2- and WMV9 videos.

The power consumption and heat output of the 8800M GTX (rumored at 35 Watt TDP) are clearly higher than with the 8700M GT. As a result, the demanding GPU is only suited for larger notebooks with powerful cooling.

Compared with desktop graphics cards, the 8800M GTX should be similar to the slightly faster clocked 8800 GS (600/900 MHz clock, 192 bit memory
interface and 96 Unified Shaders).

GeForce 8800M Series

GeForce 8800M GTX SLI compare 192 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 8800M GTX 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 8800M GTS compare 64 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameNB8E-GTX
ArchitectureG9x
Pipelines96 - unified
Core Speed500 MHz
Shader Speed1250 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption65 Watt
Transistor Count754 Million
technology65 nm
Features1250 MHz Shader clock, PureVideo technologie (H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV9 decoding  acceleration), HDCP-capable, PowerMizer 7.0 energy administration (dynamic switching between performance and current consumption), HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting), designed for Windows Vista, Dual-Link DVI-D exits for TFT 
resolutions of up to 2560x1600, PCI-E 16x, OpenGL 2.1, Gigathread technology
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement19.11.2007
InformationMXM Factor III
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 3028     avg: 3357     median: 3357 (2%)     max: 3686 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 27368     avg: 34755     median: 34985 (36%)     max: 44085 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 28465     avg: 29983     median: 30104 (16%)     max: 31884 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 12761     avg: 14952     median: 15029 (16%)     max: 17856 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 8539     avg: 9183     median: 9217 (12%)     max: 9788 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 3185     avg: 4587     median: 4464.5 (3%)     max: 6238 points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
89.4 89.4 89.9 91.3 ~ 90 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
44.9 55.1 55.1 56.2 ~ 53 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
27.9 35.7 37.2 37.2 ~ 35 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1280x800
83.9
Medium 0xAF 0xAA 1280x800
51.2
High 1280x800
29.5
High 800x600
44.4
High 1680x1050
20.2
Medium 1680x1050
39.4
Low 1680x1050
82.3
Low 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
90.3
Med 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
55.4
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
87.3
87.4
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
47.5
46.8
High 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
24.7
22.3
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
84.8
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
39.7
High 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
19.3
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
101.2 102 102 104 ~ 102 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
44.7 50.6 50.6 52 ~ 49 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
26.1 31.4 32.6 32.6 ~ 31 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1280x800
95.3
Medium 0xAF 0xAA 1280x800
46.2
Low 1680x1050
83.5
Medium 1680x1050
34.5
High 1680x1050
18.5
High 0xAF 0xAA 1280x800
25.3
Med 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
48.5
Low 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
102.7
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
96.5
96.4
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
40.5
40.5
High 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
21.9
21.7
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
81.3
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
34.3
High 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
18
High 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
39.5
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
56 58 65 ~ 60 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
31 35 36 ~ 34 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
Medium 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
58
High 2xAF 2xAA 800x600
40
Medium 0xAF 0xAA 1280x800
61
High 2xAF 2xAA 1280x800
33
Medium 0xAF 0xAA 1680x1050
52
High 2xAF 2xAA 1680x1050
26
Medium 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
52
55
High 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
26
24
medium 1280x720
64
high 1280x720
30
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
35 266 276 300 330 370 531 ~ 301 fps    + Compare
med. 800x600
31 155 172 222 232 243 263 ~ 188 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
31 114 114 115 115 115 116 ~ 103 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
111.9 125 134.6 142.3 142.5 148.7 161 ~ 138 fps    + Compare
med. 640x480
112.7 125.4 135.9 142.4 142.9 146.3 152.3 ~ 137 fps    + Compare
high 800x600
111.2 124 135.1 140.4 141.5 147.8 149.8 ~ 136 fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
110.3 123.4 132.7 138.8 138.8 143.5 151.2 ~ 134 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Crysis - GPU Benchmark905335
Crysis - CPU Benchmark1024931
World in Conflict - Benchmark6034
F.E.A.R.301188103
Doom 3138137136134
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