GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile vs 8800 GT

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Aggregated performance score

8800 GT
2007
512MB GDDR3
1.24

RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms 8800 GT by 3265% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking99786
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.02no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameG92GN20-E7 GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 October 2007 (16 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$166 (0.5x MSRP)no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores1126144
CUDA cores112no data
Core clock speed600 MHz780 - 1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1245 - 1710 MHz
Number of transistors754 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate33.6 billion/sec296.6
Floating-point performance336.0 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 8800 GT and GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 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.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length9" (22.9 cm)no data
HeightSingle Slotno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pinno data
SLI options2-wayno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

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 support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6

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 HD3−4
−4000%
123
+4000%
1440p2−3
−3900%
80
+3900%
4K1−2
−5000%
51
+5000%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.24 41.72
Recency 29 October 2007 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8800 GT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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