GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs 8800 GT

Place in the ranking	1056	12
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	8.31
Power efficiency	0.67	11.80
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G92	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2007 (17 years ago)	27 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 Ti has 27600% better value for money than 8800 GT.

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	112	10752
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1560 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1860 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.60	625.0
Floating-point processing power	0.336 TFLOPS	40 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	112
TMUs	56	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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	229 mm	336 mm
Height	Single Slot	no data
Width	1-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 16-pin
SLI options	2-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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	1,008 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	Dual Link DVIHDTV	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	-	+
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)

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no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 1.16

RTX 3090 Ti 73.63
+6247%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

8800 GT 468

RTX 3090 Ti 29653
+6236%

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 −7233%	220 +7233%
1440p	2−3 −7550%	153 +7550%
4K	1−2 −10700%	108 +10700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	116.33 −1180%	9.09 +1180%
1440p	174.50 −1236%	13.07 +1236%
4K	349.00 −1786%	18.51 +1786%

RTX 3090 Ti has 1180% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti has 1236% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti has 1786% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	219 +0%	219 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	101 +0%	101 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +0%	86 +0%
Dota 2	185 +0%	185 +0%
Far Cry 5	136 +0%	136 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	207 +0%	207 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	170 +0%	170 +0%
Metro Exodus	73 +0%	73 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 +0%	76 +0%
Dota 2	195 +0%	195 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	151 +0%	151 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	151 +0%	151 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +0%	300−310 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	150 +0%	150 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Dota 2	181 +0%	181 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	181 +0%	181 +0%
Metro Exodus	84 +0%	84 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +0%	181 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +0%	27 +0%
Dota 2	184 +0%	184 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	94 +0%	94 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

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

RTX 3090 Ti is 7233% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti is 7550% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti is 10700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.16	73.63
Recency	29 October 2007	27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	450 Watt

8800 GT has 328.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 6247.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GT in performance tests.

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