Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce 8800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon RX 5700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GTX
2006
768 MB GDDR3, 155 Watt
1.53

RX 5700 outperforms 8800 GTX by a whopping 2343% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking973125
Place by popularitynot in top-10072
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0344.79
Power efficiency0.6814.24
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameG80Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 November 2006 (18 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 has 149200% better value for money than 8800 GTX.

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 cores5752304
Core clock speed576 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors681 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate36.86248.4
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs2464
TMUs32144

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 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length270 mm268 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount768 MB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s448.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

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 GTX 1.53
RX 5700 37.38
+2343%

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 GTX 590
RX 5700 14403
+2341%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD4−5
−2750%
114
+2750%
1440p2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%
4K1−2
−4000%
41
+4000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p149.753.06
1440p299.505.06
4K599.008.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 77
+0%
77
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 97
+0%
97
+0%
Battlefield 5 180
+0%
180
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 288
+0%
288
+0%
Hitman 3 76
+0%
76
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
+0%
294
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
+0%
113
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
+0%
259
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
+0%
130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+0%
80
+0%
Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 92
+0%
92
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 276
+0%
276
+0%
Hitman 3 75
+0%
75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 291
+0%
291
+0%
Metro Exodus 143
+0%
143
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 175
+0%
175
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+0%
243
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60
+0%
60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 77
+0%
77
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+0%
68
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Far Cry 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
Hitman 3 73
+0%
73
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
+0%
119
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 155
+0%
155
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+0%
91
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
+0%
58
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+0%
102
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 73
+0%
73
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+0%
51
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 267
+0%
267
+0%
Hitman 3 55
+0%
55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
+0%
93
+0%
Metro Exodus 94
+0%
94
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+0%
244
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+0%
39
+0%
Hitman 3 39
+0%
39
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+0%
116
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+0%
48
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+0%
31
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+0%
31
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
+0%
26
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+0%
64
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+0%
11
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+0%
35
+0%

This is how 8800 GTX and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 2750% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 3350% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 4000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 37.38
Recency 8 November 2006 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 180 Watt

8800 GTX has 16.1% lower power consumption.

RX 5700, on the other hand, has a 2343.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.


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