8800GT vs 8800GTS 320

josh2thad

Currently i have the XFX 8800GTS XXX Edition. I'm pretty happy with this card currently. But from the benchmarks i've seen around the 'net im a 'tad confussed. I thought that specs were specs and that 320 bit memory was better, i dont understand how the 8800 GT beats this card in amlost every benchmark? i thought GTS>GT? is it because its 512 mb? whats more important speed or size because ive always tried to get the hight speed Example 320>256>128...

CDsDontBurn

the architecture of the 8800GT card is different to that of the 8800GTS card. the 8800GT would be more comparable to the current 8800GTS 640MB card respectively.

each of the two cards are better than each other other different perspectives. one has more memory, higher bus bit rate, etc. the other has more stream processors, higher clock speeds, etc.

but the 320MB doesn't have nearly as much memory as the 640MB to compare with the 8800GT in all regards.

i would be interested in seeing the benchmarks between the 640MB 8800GTS and the 8800GT card though.

Chaos

I think the 8800GT would win most benchmarks against a 640MB GTS until high resolution and AA/AF are added to the picture

josh2thad

well seems to me they have screwed their selves on the rating extentions now as far as GT and GTS go. Who will know what to buy? everyone i know things that a GTS is better than a GT.. because it was the norm untill now. people upgrading from a GTS to GT? wtf

jp306

The naming schemes on most video cards are confusing on purpose IMO. It always has been like that and always will be. It confuses people that aren't in the know about PC hardware.

Tipstaff

What will really confuse people is that there will be 2 variations on the GTS come mid November when Nvidia launches the GTS that uses the same chip that the 8800GT has.

On top of that, manufacturers are releasing revised G80 chips that have slightly higher clocks, and some of the stream processors unlocked, but people (and this is where I got conned) are being misinformed into thinking that these are the G92 based cards.

CDsDontBurn

the revised g80 core will be a good thing i think. it will keep the GTS, the 640MB version at least, on top of the 8800GT. This i feel will also keep the current pricing scheme appropriate for performance to price ratio of the two cards; this of course, assuming that the current pricing does not change for the 640MB 8800GTS cards. the 320MB 8800GTS cards should be discontinued IMO now that the 8800GT cards have been launched.

josh2thad

makes me want to ditch this 8800GTS but i dont game all that much anymore so i guess ill just keep it... I want an 8800GT tho.. or maybe the NEW gts?

OmegaRED

When the 320mb is overclocked it holds up pretty well against the 8800GT(stock) so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Now that people are unloading their GTS's you could buy a used one for cheap and then SLI.

Tipstaff

Well.. ordered a BFG 8800GT OC this time around. My God you guys wouldn't believe how hard it is to get any 8800GT, and how much markup there is on these things. For instance, everyone seen the price for the Asus 8800GT? $300+ dollars? Well guess how much the distributor sells it for? $238. Yep.. you read that right, but guess how long I have to wait to get one? Put it this way: Asus sends out cards in lots of 50, and these guys have to fill 500 back orders, with me being 501. Not waiting.

EVGA? If I could get one, I would, but they are sooo damn back ordered it's not funny. Unlike Asus, though, EVGA sends out more lots at a time, but I'll be damned if I can't find one single card at all.

SFOSOK

Isn't the 8800 GT more comparable to the 8800 GTX?

Review

I was just about to buy an 8800 GTS 640 then the GT popped out of no where for 100 to 200 cheaper and much better in performance.

The weird thing is that I keep reading their performance reviews in crysis and my 7800GTX can play near the same framerate on high.

For the price you can't beat the GT and it matches the 8800 gtx at everything but ultra high resolutions. It also uses less power and heat.

deathvirus_me

Well , the 320 MB always limited the 8800GTS somehow ... and from the current benchmarks , and from my personal experiences , for the same price the 8800GT 512 MB is a great upgrade , particularly since the 8800GT oc's damm well , and at times , easily touches the 8800GTX's performance .. My opinions are dx9.0c biased though , coz i don't think about dx10 anyway ..

savo_x86

todays high end graphic cards are not limited by memory bandwidth ...with 256bit memory bus at 1.8GHz we are talking about 55GB of data that has to be processed every second...8800gt simply has more stream processors (112 compared to 96 on a 8800gts) so it gives you more performance just because of a greater muscle power I.E. stream processors...also, these stream processors are clocked much higher than on a 8800gts...so, conclusion...8800gt has more stream processors that are clocked higher than 8800gts...it's as simple as that...the amount of memory is important if you are playing at higher resolutions and on higher video settings...the greater the level of details, more memory it requires...greater resolution...you need a whole lot of memory...AA and AF enabled...well, then you are in trouble... :P

CDsDontBurn

^^ what he said

Tipstaff

Hell.. people seem to think that a slower CPU can be a hindrance to a high end graphics card, and while that may be true to the very top, or when running the card in ultra high resolutions (2500x1600), but it's not true with the 8800GT running in 1280x1024, or 1680x1050... the resolution the average person is running in.

For instance, while I'm not a fan of 3DMark06 it did help to persuade me not to upgrade my CPU atm (although I might still do it due to a deal coming down the pipe from Intel). Take a look at my specs on the side bar. Those are for my gaming rig. With those specs, and a nicely tweaked system to boot, I got 10400 3DMarks (4000 more then my previous Crossfire x1950 Pro setup, btw). Now, take that same card, and drop it into a tweaked system running on a P35 board, a Core 2 E6850 (which is 3GHz @ 1333mhz bus), 2GB of DDR2-667 (fast timings), and everything else pretty much the same. You would think that this new system would generate some nice scores, right? Well it didn't. I only got 700 3DMarks more, 11239 to be exact. AND I did this test in Vista as well with the exact same setup, and what I got for my troubles was exactly 11 points less.

Suffice it to say, while the faster CPU did generate higher scores, it wasn't by a whole damn lot. Hell, I could have gotten those scores just by overclocking the card. Come to think of it... I think I'll do that right now.

CDsDontBurn

@ savo: i suggest that you fix your siggy before it's fixed for you. site rules state no more than 500x150 pixels

Prospero424

With the way current PC games are going, I wouldn't buy a mainstream video card with less then 512MB of RAM.

As far as high-end developers are concerned, that's the new norm, and there are games out right now that can take advantage of it (and have been since Doom 3).

smurfdude

I was looking at getting a 8800GTS at first, then I was thinking of an ATI 2900 then I heard about the 8800GT and it was a no brainer really!

I bought the Zotac 8800GT overclocked edition for £178, which is cheaper than I could find any 8800GTS 640mb or HD2900, and in every review I've read the 8800GT performs better than both.

I didn't think I'd be able to afford a card that was anywhere near as fast as a GTX for ages. I'm used to having to put up with mid range stuff on my budget. I guess a lot of people are the same, so it's no surprise the 8800GT is so popular and sold out at most places

IamLakota

I just replaced my 8800GTS 640 card with an 8800GT 512 card,the GT card is much better,the newer G92 chip is SWEET!!! and use's less power than the old G80 chip on the GTS640. If I'd waited a few more days I could have had the newer GTS 512mb card but it's ok this one is smoke-in in a good way.

cozumel

Some of th stuff in your sig is evga. If the 8800gt is also evga then you will be able to use the evga 'step up' program to upgrade to a gts and just the pay the difference.

kris23

his card is BFG