GeForce 8800 GTX vs UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Place in the ranking	852	973
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Power efficiency	no data	0.68
Architecture	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Alder Lake Xe	G80
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	8 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	24	575
Core clock speed	450 MHz	576 MHz
Boost clock speed	750 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	681 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	155 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	36.86
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	24
TMUs	no data	32

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	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	270 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 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 type	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	768 MB
Memory bus width	no data	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	86.4 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 Connectors

no data

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	1.1
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.

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

8
+60%

5−6

−60%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

119.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

This is how UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) and 8800 GTX compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is 60% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.32	1.53
Recency	3 January 2023	8 November 2006
Chip lithography	10 nm	90 nm

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) has a 51.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is a notebook 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.