GeForce 8800 GS vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT and GeForce 8800 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.70
+2656%

RX 5500 XT outperforms 8800 GS by a whopping 2656% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2351133
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.25no data
Power efficiency12.500.56
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameNavi 14G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 December 2019 (5 years ago)31 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

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 cores140896
Core clock speed1607 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt105 Watt
Texture fill rate162.426.40
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS0.264 TFLOPS
ROPs3212
TMUs8848

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 4.0 x8PCIe 1.0 x16
Length180 mm229 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB384 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s38.4 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.54.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.70
+2656%
8800 GS 0.86

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.

RX 5500 XT 9131
+2667%
8800 GS 330

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 HD76
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
1440p42
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
4K240−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.22no data
1440p4.02no data
4K7.04no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+3800%
2−3
−3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+3800%
2−3
−3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2700%
5−6
−2700%
Hitman 3 64
+3100%
2−3
−3100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+3567%
3−4
−3567%
Metro Exodus 132
+3200%
4−5
−3200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+3500%
3−4
−3500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+2786%
7−8
−2786%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 66
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+3800%
2−3
−3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2700%
5−6
−2700%
Hitman 3 62
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+3567%
3−4
−3567%
Metro Exodus 94
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+3500%
3−4
−3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+2786%
7−8
−2786%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Hitman 3 55
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+3700%
2−3
−3700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 20 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+3275%
4−5
−3275%
Hitman 3 36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Metro Exodus 60
+2900%
2−3
−2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 184
+2967%
6−7
−2967%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20 0−1
Hitman 3 26 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+2950%
4−5
−2950%
Metro Exodus 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24 0−1

This is how RX 5500 XT and 8800 GS compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is 3700% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT is 4100% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.70 0.86
Recency 12 December 2019 31 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 384 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 105 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 2655.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 2033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

8800 GS, on the other hand, has 23.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GS in performance tests.


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