GeForce 8800 GTS 320 vs Radeon RX 5600 XT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 142 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 68 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 57.15 | no data |
| Architecture | no data | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | G80 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 February 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | $269 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2304 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1235 MHz | 513 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1750 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,300 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 143 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 224.6 | 24.62 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.188 gflops | 0.2281 gflops |
| ROPs | 64 | 20 |
| TMUs | 144 | 24 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 320 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 1584 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 63.36 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 January 2020 | 12 February 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 320 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 143 Watt |
RX 5600 XT has an age advantage of 12 years, a 1820% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
8800 GTS 320, on the other hand, has 4.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5600 XT and GeForce 8800 GTS 320. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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