Arc A370M vs GeForce 8800 GT

Place in performance ranking	1001	317
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G92	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	29 October 2007 (16 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data
Current price	$166 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	112	8
CUDA cores	112	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1550 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1550 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	50 Watt (35 - 50 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion/sec	99.20
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 8800 GT and Arc A370M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	9" (22.9 cm)	no data
Height	Single Slot	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	no data
SLI options	2-way	no data

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

128bit

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

8800 GT 1.25

Arc A370M 15.79
+1163%

Arc A370M outperforms GeForce 8800 GT by 1163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

8800 GT 481

Arc A370M 5115
+963%

Arc A370M outperforms GeForce 8800 GT by 963% in Passmark.

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	3−4 −1167%	38 +1167%
1440p	1−2 −1900%	20 +1900%
4K	3−4 −1233%	40 +1233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−1096%

550−600
+1096%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 −1112%	400−450 +1112%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −1076%	600−650 +1076%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 −1116%	450−500 +1116%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −1116%	450−500 +1116%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −1063%	500−550 +1063%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1116%	900−950 +1116%
Hitman 3	30−35 −1029%	350−400 +1029%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1090%	750−800 +1090%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −1126%	650−700 +1126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −1150%	550−600 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	74 −1116%	900−950 +1116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45 −1122%	550−600 +1122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20 −1150%	250−260 +1150%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −1076%	600−650 +1076%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −1116%	450−500 +1116%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −1063%	500−550 +1063%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1116%	900−950 +1116%
Hitman 3	30−35 −1029%	350−400 +1029%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1090%	750−800 +1090%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −1126%	650−700 +1126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −1150%	550−600 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 −1110%	750−800 +1110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 −1126%	650−700 +1126%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −1100%	600−650 +1100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 −1122%	220−230 +1122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 −1138%	260−270 +1138%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −1116%	450−500 +1116%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1116%	900−950 +1116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1090%	750−800 +1090%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	53 −1126%	650−700 +1126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Watch Dogs: Legion	15 −1100%	180−190 +1100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−1150%

550−600
+1150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −1029%	350−400 +1029%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −1067%	350−400 +1067%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −1131%	160−170 +1131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −1163%	240−250 +1163%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Far Cry 5	29 −1107%	350−400 +1107%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −1067%	350−400 +1067%
Hitman 3	18−20 −1163%	240−250 +1163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −1150%	350−400 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 −1116%	450−500 +1116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1135%	210−220 +1135%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11 −1082%	130−140 +1082%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−1054%

300−310
+1054%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −1100%	180−190 +1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −1150%	150−160 +1150%
Hitman 3	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −1135%	210−220 +1135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1100%	180−190 +1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1138%	260−270 +1138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −1135%	210−220 +1135%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −1100%	180−190 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−1114%

170−180
+1114%

This is how 8800 GT and Arc A370M compete in popular games:

Arc A370M is 1167% faster in 1080p
Arc A370M is 1900% faster in 1440p
Arc A370M is 1233% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	15.79
Recency	29 October 2007	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	50 Watt