GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs 8800M GTS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800M GTS with GeForce RTX 2080 Super, including specs and performance data.

8800M GTS
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 50 Watt
0.99

RTX 2080 Super outperforms 8800M GTS by a whopping 5022% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking109954
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.38
Power efficiency1.3714.05
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG92TU104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 November 2007 (17 years ago)23 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores643072
Core clock speed500 MHz1650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1815 MHz
Number of transistors754 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate16.00348.5
Floating-point processing power0.16 TFLOPS11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-HEPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 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 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s495.9 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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 Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

8800M GTS 0.99
RTX 2080 Super 50.71
+5022%

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.

8800M GTS 382
RTX 2080 Super 19569
+5023%

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 HD2−3
−6900%
140
+6900%
1440p1−2
−9200%
93
+9200%
4K1−2
−7100%
72
+7100%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.99
1440pno data7.52
4Kno data9.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3000%
90−95
+3000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1880%
99
+1880%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3075%
127
+3075%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3000%
90−95
+3000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−14000%
141
+14000%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−8400%
170
+8400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2160%
113
+2160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−2215%
301
+2215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−12100%
122
+12100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2729%
198
+2729%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−609%
227
+609%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2740%
142
+2740%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3000%
90−95
+3000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11100%
112
+11100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−6300%
128
+6300%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2220%
116
+2220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−2077%
283
+2077%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9900%
100
+9900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−3114%
225
+3114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−950%
100−110
+950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−559%
211
+559%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1260%
68
+1260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2150%
90
+2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2867%
89
+2867%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−7800%
79
+7800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2060%
108
+2060%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1146%
162
+1146%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2600%
189
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−990%
109
+990%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−134%
75
+134%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−11700%
118
+11700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−13300%
134
+13300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−9200%
93
+9200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5700%
58
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5600%
57
+5600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1029%
79
+1029%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−3075%
127
+3075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 80−85
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−5175%
211
+5175%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3467%
107
+3467%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 53

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4000%
41
+4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 36
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 39
Far Cry 5 0−1 40

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2900%
60
+2900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 94
+0%
94
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 266
+0%
266
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 258
+0%
258
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 133
+0%
133
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+0%
57
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
+0%
65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 249
+0%
249
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
+0%
141
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+0%
79
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
+0%
82
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 34
+0%
34
+0%

This is how 8800M GTS and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 6900% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 9200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 7100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2080 Super is 14000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is ahead in 43 tests (64%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 50.71
Recency 1 November 2007 23 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 Watt

8800M GTS has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super, on the other hand, has a 5022.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that GeForce 8800M GTS is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop one.


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

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