GeForce RTX 2080 vs 8800 Ultra

Place in the ranking	946	65
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	26.60
Power efficiency	0.67	15.63
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G80	TU104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 May 2007 (17 years ago)	20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$829	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 132900% better value for money than 8800 Ultra.

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 cores	612	2944
Core clock speed	612 MHz	1515 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	681 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	215 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.17	314.6
Floating-point processing power	0.3871 TFLOPS	10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	64
TMUs	32	184
Tensor Cores	no data	368
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	270 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1080 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	103.7 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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 Ultra 1.67

RTX 2080 48.82
+2823%

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 Ultra 642

RTX 2080 18770
+2824%

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 HD	4−5 −3500%	144 +3500%
1440p	3−4 −3267%	101 +3267%
4K	2−3 −3500%	72 +3500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	207.25 −4170%	4.85 +4170%
1440p	276.33 −3893%	6.92 +3893%
4K	414.50 −4170%	9.71 +4170%

RTX 2080 has 4170% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2080 has 3893% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2080 has 4170% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Elden Ring	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Metro Exodus	105 +0%	105 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Valorant	249 +0%	249 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	188 +0%	188 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +0%	43 +0%
Dota 2	87 +0%	87 +0%
Elden Ring	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	193 +0%	193 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	131 +0%	131 +0%
Metro Exodus	88 +0%	88 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	245 +0%	245 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +0%	80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	145 +0%	145 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 +0%	38 +0%
Dota 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160 +0%	160 +0%
Valorant	223 +0%	223 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Elden Ring	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 +0%	52 +0%
World of Tanks	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +0%	80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +0%	25 +0%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	89 +0%	89 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Valorant	161 +0%	161 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Dota 2	107 +0%	107 +0%
Elden Ring	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	107 +0%	107 +0%
Metro Exodus	39 +0%	39 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	146 +0%	146 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +0%	34 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	107 +0%	107 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60 +0%	60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +0%	12 +0%
Dota 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Fortnite	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	88 +0%	88 +0%

This is how 8800 Ultra and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 is 3500% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 is 3267% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 is 3500% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.67	48.82
Recency	2 May 2007	20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	215 Watt

8800 Ultra has 25.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 2823.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 Ultra in performance tests.

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