GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs 8800 GTS 512

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GTS 512 and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GTS 512
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 135 Watt
1.47

RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by a whopping 2704% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking98097
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiency0.7916.18
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG92TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 December 2007 (16 years ago)7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 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 cores1282176
Core clock speed650 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors754 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt184 Watt
Texture fill rate41.60224.4
Floating-point processing power0.416 TFLOPS7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs64136
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length254 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed820 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth52.48 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.17.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 GTS 512 1.47
RTX 2060 12 GB 41.22
+2704%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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 GTS 512 568
RTX 2060 12 GB 15907
+2701%

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 1.47 41.22
Recency 11 December 2007 7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 184 Watt

8800 GTS 512 has 36.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 2704.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 in performance tests.


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