GeForce RTX 3090 vs 8800 GT

Place in performance ranking	1001	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	16.75
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G92	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2007 (16 years ago)	24 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$1,499
Current price	$166 (0.5x MSRP)	$1198 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 has 83650% better value for money than 8800 GT.

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	10496
CUDA cores	112	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1700 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	350 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion/sec	556.0
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops	no data

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 support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	9" (22.9 cm)	313 mm
Height	Single Slot	no data
Width	1-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	1x 12-pin
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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	936.2 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	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	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.5

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

RTX 3090 69.37
+5450%

RTX 3090 outperforms 8800 GT by 5450% 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

RTX 3090 26792
+5470%

RTX 3090 outperforms 8800 GT by 5470% 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 −6400%	195 +6400%
1440p	2−3 −6550%	133 +6550%
4K	1−2 −8800%	89 +8800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

207
−5431%

11450−11500

+5431%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	159 −5435%	8800−8850 +5435%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	113 −5431%	6250−6300 +5431%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −5441%	12300−12350 +5441%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −5446%	6600−6650 +5446%
Cyberpunk 2077	176 −5440%	9750−9800 +5440%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −5413%	6450−6500 +5413%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 −5433%	9350−9400 +5433%
Forza Horizon 4	254 −5431%	14050−14100 +5431%
Hitman 3	117 −5413%	6450−6500 +5413%
Horizon Zero Dawn	403 −5446%	22350−22400 +5446%
Metro Exodus	144 −5421%	7950−8000 +5421%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130 −5438%	7200−7250 +5438%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	505 −5445%	28000−28050 +5445%
Watch Dogs: Legion	131 −5434%	7250−7300 +5434%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	143 −5424%	7900−7950 +5424%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 −5445%	5600−5650 +5445%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −5441%	12300−12350 +5441%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −5446%	6600−6650 +5446%
Cyberpunk 2077	151 −5430%	8350−8400 +5430%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −5413%	6450−6500 +5413%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 −5433%	9350−9400 +5433%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −5430%	12000−12050 +5430%
Hitman 3	123 −5428%	6800−6850 +5428%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 −5446%	16250−16300 +5446%
Metro Exodus	153 −5423%	8450−8500 +5423%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130 −5438%	7200−7250 +5438%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	402 −5447%	22300−22350 +5447%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	369 −5442%	20450−20500 +5442%
Watch Dogs: Legion	199 −5428%	11000−11050 +5428%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	108 −5409%	5950−6000 +5409%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 −5400%	4950−5000 +5400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −5446%	6600−6650 +5446%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 −5422%	7400−7450 +5422%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −5413%	6450−6500 +5413%
Forza Horizon 4	217 −5430%	12000−12050 +5430%
Horizon Zero Dawn	295 −5442%	16350−16400 +5442%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	351 −5441%	19450−19500 +5441%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 −5425%	10000−10050 +5425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	107 −5414%	5900−5950 +5414%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

129

−5443%

7150−7200
+5443%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −5445%	9150−9200 +5445%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 −5421%	7950−8000 +5421%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 −5438%	5150−5200 +5438%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 −5413%	4300−4350 +5413%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	106 −5419%	5850−5900 +5419%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 −5438%	5150−5200 +5438%
Far Cry 5	171 −5426%	9450−9500 +5426%
Forza Horizon 4	197 −5433%	10900−10950 +5433%
Hitman 3	115 −5422%	6350−6400 +5422%
Horizon Zero Dawn	233 −5436%	12900−12950 +5436%
Metro Exodus	139 −5440%	7700−7750 +5440%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	266 −5445%	14750−14800 +5445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 −5426%	8400−8450 +5426%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90 −5400%	4950−5000 +5400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

127

−5412%

7000−7050
+5412%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −5417%	4800−4850 +5417%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −5407%	3800−3850 +5407%
Hitman 3	83 −5442%	4600−4650 +5442%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −5419%	5850−5900 +5419%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 −5415%	5350−5400 +5415%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	153 −5423%	8450−8500 +5423%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 −5400%	3850−3900 +5400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −5436%	3100−3150 +5436%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −5390%	2800−2850 +5390%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 −5443%	2550−2600 +5443%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −5400%	2750−2800 +5400%
Forza Horizon 4	153 −5423%	8450−8500 +5423%
Horizon Zero Dawn	144 −5421%	7950−8000 +5421%
Metro Exodus	108 −5409%	5950−6000 +5409%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 −5400%	3300−3350 +5400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

111

−5441%

6150−6200
+5441%

This is how 8800 GT and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 is 6400% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 is 6550% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 is 8800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	69.37
Recency	29 October 2007	24 September 2020
Cost	$349	$1499
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	350 Watt