GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon Pro WX 4100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 4100 with GeForce 8800 GTX, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 4100
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
9.44
+517%

Pro WX 4100 outperforms 8800 GTX by a whopping 517% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking462966
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.210.02
Power efficiency13.620.71
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameBaffinG80
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 November 2016 (7 years ago)8 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro WX 4100 has 15950% better value for money than 8800 GTX.

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 cores1024575
Core clock speed1125 MHz576 MHz
Boost clock speed1201 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt155 Watt
Texture fill rate76.8636.86
Floating-point processing power2.46 TFLOPS0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs6432

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data270 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 amount4 GB768 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

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.

Pro WX 4100 9.44
+517%
8800 GTX 1.53

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.

Pro WX 4100 3644
+518%
8800 GTX 590

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 9.44 1.53
Recency 10 November 2016 8 November 2006
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 768 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 155 Watt

Pro WX 4100 has a 517% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 210% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8800 GTX 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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