GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB vs 8800 GT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1110not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiency0.67no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameG92GP106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 October 2007 (17 years ago)27 June 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1121280
Core clock speed600 MHz1265 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1480 MHz
Number of transistors754 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate33.60118.4
Floating-point processing power0.336 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1648
TMUs5680

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
HeightSingle Slotno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options2-way-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s192.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVno data
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno 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)128bitno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12.0
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL2.14.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 October 2007 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 3 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt

GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB has an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 31.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 GT and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 8800 GT is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB is a notebook one.

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