GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs 8800 Ultra

Place in the ranking	944	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	61
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	38.32
Power efficiency	0.67	19.08
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G80	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 May 2007 (17 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$829	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4080 SUPER has 191500% 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	10240
Core clock speed	612 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	681 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.17	816.0
Floating-point processing power	0.3871 TFLOPS	52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	112
TMUs	32	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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 4.0 x16
Length	270 mm	310 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1080 MHz	1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	103.7 GB/s	736.3 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 4080 SUPER 89.01
+5230%

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 4080 SUPER 34279
+5239%

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 −6425%	261 +6425%
1440p	3−4 −5933%	181 +5933%
4K	2−3 −5750%	117 +5750%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	207.25	3.83
1440p	276.33	5.52
4K	414.50	8.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	235 +0%	235 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	281 +0%	281 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	342 +0%	342 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	237 +0%	237 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	568 +0%	568 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	158 +0%	158 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	209 +0%	209 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	322 +0%	322 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	425 +0%	425 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	527 +0%	527 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	263 +0%	263 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	145 +0%	145 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	135 +0%	135 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	165 +0%	165 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	345 +0%	345 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	397 +0%	397 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	221 +0%	221 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85 +0%	85 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	204 +0%	204 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	96 +0%	96 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	99 +0%	99 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	305 +0%	305 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	201 +0%	201 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	81 +0%	81 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

This is how 8800 Ultra and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 SUPER is 6425% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 5933% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 5750% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.67	89.01
Recency	2 May 2007	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	320 Watt

8800 Ultra has 87.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 5229.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 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.