Radeon HD 8310E vs GeForce 8800 GS

Place in performance ranking	1135	1133
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	G92	Kalindi
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 January 2008 (16 years ago)	23 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores	96	128
Core clock speed	550 MHz	300 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	26.40	2.400
Floating-point performance	0.264 gflops	0.0768 gflops

Form factor & 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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	IGP
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

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 type	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	384 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	192 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	no data

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.0	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	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.

8800 GS 0.86

HD 8310E 0.88
+2.3%

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.

8800 GS 330

HD 8310E 340
+3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.86	0.88
Recency	31 January 2008	23 April 2013
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt

HD 8310E has a 2.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 320% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 8800 GS and Radeon HD 8310E.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.