Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce 8800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GTX
2006
768 MB GDDR3, 155 Watt
1.53

RX 7600 XT outperforms 8800 GTX by a whopping 2816% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking97381
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0377.86
Power efficiency0.6816.10
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG80Navi 33
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 November 2006 (18 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 259433% 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 cores5752048
Core clock speed576 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2755 MHz
Number of transistors681 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate36.86352.6
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs2464
TMUs32128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 x8
Length270 mm204 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 MB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s288.0 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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 Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
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 7600 XT 44.61
+2816%

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 7600 XT 17191
+2814%

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 1.53 44.61
Recency 8 November 2006 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 190 Watt

8800 GTX has 22.6% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 2815.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 2033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.


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

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