GeForce 8800 GTS 112 vs GTX 460

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking592not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Power efficiency2.53no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF104G80
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 July 2010 (14 years ago)19 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores336112
Core clock speed675 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate37.8028.00
Floating-point processing power0.9072 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs2420
TMUs5628

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Height4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB640 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s64 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 July 2010 19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 640 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 460 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

8800 GTS 112, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 and GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112. We've got no test results to judge.


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