GeForce 8800 GTX vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with GeForce 8800 GTX, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.63
+725%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms 8800 GTX by a whopping 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking395973
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Power efficiencyno data0.68
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameno dataG80
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)8 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores768575
Core clock speed1366 MHz576 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data681 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data155 Watt
Texture fill rateno data36.86
Floating-point processing powerno data0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data270 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 MB768 MB
Memory bus width96 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s86.4 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data11.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA-+

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 12.63 1.53
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 768 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 725.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

8800 GTX, on the other hand, has a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GTX is a desktop one.


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