ED#71 : NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB (G92) Benchmark Results

Everyone's eagerly awaiting the official launch of the G92-based NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB. Although we had been informed that it would be using an improved G80 GPU, the new GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB actually uses the G92 GPU, the same GPU used by the GeForce 8800 GT.

In a way, our source was correct although he/she may have been disingenuous about it. After all, the G92 is really an improved version of the G80 GPU. In any case, we have managed to obtain a retail NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB graphics card. In fact, we are putting it to the test right now!

A full-fledged comparison will take quite some time to complete, so in the meantime, here's a quick comparison between the new GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB and the GeForce 8800 GTX as well as the new GeForce 8800 GT in four DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 games. First, let's compare its specifications with other NVIDIA graphics cards.

GeForce

8800 GTX GeForce

8800 GTS

512MB GeForce

8800 GTS

640MB/320MB GeForce

8800 GT Architecture G80 G92 G80 G92 Manufacturing Process 90 nm 65 nm 90 nm 65 nm Transistor Count 681 Million 754 Million 681 Million 754 Million DirectX Support 10 10 10 10 Interface PCI Express PCI Express 2.0 PCI Express PCI Express 2.0 Stream Processors 128 128 96 112 Vertex Shader Version 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 Pixel Shader Version 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 ROPs 24 16 20 16 Core Speed 575 MHz 650 MHz 500 MHz 600 MHz Fill Rate 36,800 MTexels/s 41,600 MTexels/s 24,000 MTexels/s 33,600 MTexels/s Memory Bus Width 384-bits 256-bits 320-bits 256-bits Memory Type GDDR3 GDDR3 GDDR3 GDDR3 Memory Speed 900 MHz 972 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz Memory Bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 62.2 GB/s 64.0 GB/s 57.6 GB/s For more specifications, please take a look at our Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide

From its specifications alone, the new G92-based GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB is almost as fast as the GeForce 8800 GTX. It has virtually the same amount of fillrate. It only lost out in memory bandwidth. But it is certainly much faster than older GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB/320MB. Compared to its predecessors, it has a massive 50% boost in fillrate with the same amount of memory bandwidth.

Update!

Since this editorial was posted, we have also published the following reviews with full details and benchmark results :

The Testbed

We tested the cards on our Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 testbed running on Microsoft Windows Vista with 3GB of DDR3 SDRAM. We ran all cards with the latest NVIDIA ForceWare 169.12 beta driver.

Now, let's see how fast it is!