Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce 8800 GT

Place in the ranking	1052	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	60
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	67.92
Power efficiency	0.67	16.53
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G92	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2007 (17 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 226300% 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	3840
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	263 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.60	583.2
Floating-point processing power	0.336 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	56	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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	267 mm
Height	Single Slot	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	624.1 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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)

128bit

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	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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 1.22

RX 7800 XT 63.02
+5066%

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

RX 7800 XT 24221
+5075%

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	4−5 −5275%	215 +5275%
1440p	2−3 −6000%	122 +6000%
4K	1−2 −7100%	72 +7100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	87.25 −3659%	2.32 +3659%
1440p	174.50 −4166%	4.09 +4166%
4K	349.00 −4936%	6.93 +4936%

RX 7800 XT has 3659% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 7800 XT has 4166% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 7800 XT has 4936% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	241 +0%	241 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	258 +0%	258 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	200 +0%	200 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	96 +0%	96 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	488 +0%	488 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	163 +0%	163 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Dota 2	178 +0%	178 +0%
Far Cry 5	113 +0%	113 +0%
Fortnite	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	398 +0%	398 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +0%	178 +0%
Metro Exodus	147 +0%	147 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +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	149 +0%	149 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	340 +0%	340 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	140 +0%	140 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	140 +0%	140 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
World of Tanks	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	243 +0%	243 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	148 +0%	148 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +0%	147 +0%
Valorant	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
Dota 2	152 +0%	152 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	152 +0%	152 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +0%	152 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +0%	130 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

This is how 8800 GT and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 5275% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 6000% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 7100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.22	63.02
Recency	29 October 2007	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	263 Watt

8800 GT has 150.5% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 5065.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT 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.