GeForce 8800 GT vs GTX 1060 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile with GeForce 8800 GT, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms 8800 GT by a whopping 1531% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 297 | 1064 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 26.46 | 0.03 |
Power efficiency | 16.90 | 0.66 |
Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
GPU code name | GP106 | G92 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 15 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 29 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $237.11 | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 1060 Mobile has 88100% better value for money than 8800 GT.
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 | 1280 | 112 |
Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 600 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1708 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 754 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 105 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | 105 °C |
Texture fill rate | 133.6 | 33.60 |
Floating-point processing power | 4.275 TFLOPS | 0.336 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 48 | 16 |
TMUs | 80 | 56 |
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 size | large | no data |
Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 229 mm |
Height | no data | Single Slot |
Width | no data | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
SLI options | - | 2-way |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 57.6 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 | DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | Dual Link DVIHDTV |
Multi monitor support | + | + |
HDCP | 2.2 | - |
Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
G-SYNC support | + | - |
Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | no data | 128bit |
GameStream | + | - |
GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
VR Ready | + | no data |
Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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.
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 | 69
+1625%
| 4−5
−1625%
|
1440p | 46
+2200%
| 2−3
−2200%
|
4K | 30
+2900%
| 1−2
−2900%
|
Cost per frame, $
1080p | 3.44
+2439%
| 87.25
−2439%
|
1440p | 5.15
+3285%
| 174.50
−3285%
|
4K | 7.90
+4316%
| 349.00
−4316%
|
- GTX 1060 Mobile has 2439% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 1060 Mobile has 3285% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- GTX 1060 Mobile has 4316% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
Atomic Heart | 73
+1725%
|
4−5
−1725%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 137
+1613%
|
8−9
−1613%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 37
+1750%
|
2−3
−1750%
|
Atomic Heart | 51
+1600%
|
3−4
−1600%
|
Battlefield 5 | 96
+1820%
|
5−6
−1820%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 110
+1733%
|
6−7
−1733%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
Far Cry 5 | 75
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
Fortnite | 177
+1670%
|
10−11
−1670%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+1600%
|
6−7
−1600%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 69
+1625%
|
4−5
−1625%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 78
+1850%
|
4−5
−1850%
|
Valorant | 136
+1600%
|
8−9
−1600%
|
Atomic Heart | 32
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
Battlefield 5 | 81
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 73
+1725%
|
4−5
−1725%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 222
+1750%
|
12−14
−1750%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
Dota 2 | 100−110
+1667%
|
6−7
−1667%
|
Far Cry 5 | 68
+1600%
|
4−5
−1600%
|
Fortnite | 105
+1650%
|
6−7
−1650%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 91
+1720%
|
5−6
−1720%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 61
+1933%
|
3−4
−1933%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 74
+1750%
|
4−5
−1750%
|
Metro Exodus | 40
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 67
+1575%
|
4−5
−1575%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 69
+1625%
|
4−5
−1625%
|
Valorant | 134
+1575%
|
8−9
−1575%
|
Battlefield 5 | 71
+1675%
|
4−5
−1675%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
Dota 2 | 118
+1586%
|
7−8
−1586%
|
Far Cry 5 | 64
+2033%
|
3−4
−2033%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 71
+1675%
|
4−5
−1675%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 52
+1633%
|
3−4
−1633%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
Valorant | 72
+1700%
|
4−5
−1700%
|
Fortnite | 81
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+1575%
|
8−9
−1575%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
Metro Exodus | 23
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+1580%
|
10−11
−1580%
|
Valorant | 133
+1563%
|
8−9
−1563%
|
Battlefield 5 | 53
+1667%
|
3−4
−1667%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 43
+2050%
|
2−3
−2050%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 57
+1800%
|
3−4
−1800%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
Fortnite | 50
+1567%
|
3−4
−1567%
|
Atomic Heart | 14−16 | 0−1 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+1600%
|
2−3
−1600%
|
Metro Exodus | 14 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
Valorant | 117
+1571%
|
7−8
−1571%
|
Battlefield 5 | 28
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
Dota 2 | 60−65
+2033%
|
3−4
−2033%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 17
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
Fortnite | 23
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and 8800 GT compete in popular games:
- GTX 1060 Mobile is 1625% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1060 Mobile is 2200% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1060 Mobile is 2900% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 16.96 | 1.04 |
Recency | 15 August 2016 | 29 October 2007 |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 16 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 105 Watt |
GTX 1060 Mobile has a 1530.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 31.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GT is a desktop one.
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