The GeForce 8800 Ultra comes with a GPU clock speed of 612 MHz, and the 768 MB of GDDR3 RAM runs at 1080 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also features 128 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 24 ROPs.
Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which comes with GPU core speed of 1020 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1350 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 640 Stream Processors, 40 Texture Address Units, and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption [Max TDP]
Memory Bandwidth
As far as performance goes, the GeForce 8800 Ultra should in theory be a small bit superior to the GeForce GTX 750 Ti in general. []
Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 750 Ti should be a little bit [about 4%] more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8800 Ultra. []
Pixel Rate
If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 750 Ti is the winner, though not by far. []
Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may [and probably will] vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores640128CUDA cores640no dataCore clock speed1020 MHz650 MHzBoost clock speed1085 MHzno dataNumber of transistors1,870 million754 millionManufacturing process technology28 nm65 nmPower consumption [TDP]60 Watt135 WattTexture fill rate43.4041.60Floating-point performance1,389 gflops416.0 gflops
Size and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus [motherboard compatibility], additional power connectors [power supply compatibility].
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no dataInterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16Length5.7" [14.5 cm]254 mmHeight4.376" [11.1 cm]no dataWidth2-slot2-slotSupplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MBMemory bus width128 Bit256 BitMemory clock speed5.4 GB/s1640 MHzMemory bandwidth86.4 GB/s52.48 GB/sShared memory-no data
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones [so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips]. OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI2x DVI, 1x S-VideoMulti monitor support4 displaysno dataHDMI+no dataHDCP+no dataMaximum VGA resolution2048x1536no dataAudio input for HDMIInternalno data
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Blu Ray 3D+no data3D Gaming+no data3D Vision+no data3D Vision Live+no data
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX12 [11_0]11.1 [10_0]Shader Model5.14.0OpenGL4.63.3OpenCL1.21.1Vulkan1.1.126N/ACUDA+1.1
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GTX 750 Ti outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by 580% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 [the last being done in 4K resolution if possible], and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GTX 750 Ti outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by 579% in Passmark.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
Full HD50 7−8
Performance in popular games
Full HD Low Preset
Cyberpunk 207716−18 2−3
Full HD Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Battlefield 530−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Cyberpunk 207716−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Far Cry 524−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Far Cry New Dawn27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Forza Horizon 435−40
+600%
5−6
−600%
Hitman 324−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Horizon Zero Dawn20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 216−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Full HD High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Battlefield 530−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Cyberpunk 207716−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Far Cry 524−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Far Cry New Dawn27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Forza Horizon 435−40
+600%
5−6
−600%
Hitman 324−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Horizon Zero Dawn20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Metro Exodus14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Red Dead Redemption 216−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Full HD Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Battlefield 530−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Cyberpunk 207716−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Far Cry 524−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Far Cry New Dawn27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Forza Horizon 435−40
+600%
5−6
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
1440p High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Hitman 316−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Metro Exodus8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 27−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
1440p Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla5−6 0−1 Battlefield 516−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Cyberpunk 20775−6 0−1 Far Cry 516−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 416−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion5−6 0−1
4K High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hitman 39−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Metro Exodus4−5 0−1 Red Dead Redemption 25−6 0−1 Shadow of the Tomb Raider5−6 0−1 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
4K Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey5−6 0−1 Assassin's Creed Valhalla4−5 0−1 Battlefield 58−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 20771−2 0−1 Far Cry 58−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 412−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion3−4 0−1
This is how GTX 750 Ti and 8800 GTS 512 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GTX 750 Ti is 614% faster than 8800 GTS 512
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 10.07 1.48 Recency 18 February 2014 11 December 2007 Cost $149 $349 Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm Power consumption [TDP] 60 Watt 135 Watt
The GeForce GTX 750 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 in performance tests.
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