GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs 8800 GTS 512

Place in the ranking	988	48
Place by popularity	not in top-100	23
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	69.62
Power efficiency	0.75	18.51
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G92	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 December 2007 (16 years ago)	1 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 Ti has 231967% better value for money than 8800 GTS 512.

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	128	4864
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	41.60	253.1
Floating-point processing power	0.416 TFLOPS	16.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	64	152
Tensor Cores	no data	152
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	38

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	254 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 12-pin

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	820 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	52.48 GB/s	448.0 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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

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	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.1	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 GTS 512 1.46

RTX 3060 Ti 53.12
+3538%

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 GTS 512 564

RTX 3060 Ti 20489
+3533%

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 −4700%	144 +4700%
1440p	2−3 −3800%	78 +3800%
4K	1−2 −5000%	51 +5000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	116.33	2.77
1440p	174.50	5.12
4K	349.00	7.82

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +0%	121 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +0%	95 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +0%	81 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	196 +0%	196 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +0%	81 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	192 +0%	192 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75 +0%	75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +0%	74 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +0%	77 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +0%	173 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140 +0%	140 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 +0%	174 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 +0%	92 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	77 +0%	77 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +0%	65 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 +0%	114 +0%
Metro Exodus	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	139 +0%	139 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	247 +0%	247 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hitman 3	57 +0%	57 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 +0%	77 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 +0%	45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +0%	40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +0%	25 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	103 +0%	103 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +0%	84 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +0%	33 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

This is how 8800 GTS 512 and RTX 3060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 4700% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Ti is 3800% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Ti is 5000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.46	53.12
Recency	11 December 2007	1 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	200 Watt

8800 GTS 512 has 48.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 3538.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 in performance tests.

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