RTX 4090 vs 8800 GTS 512

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Combined performance score

8800 GTS 512
1.47

RTX 4090 outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by 6703% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking9381
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Value for money0.0410.69
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameG92AD102-300-A1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 December 2007 (16 years old)20 September 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $1,599
Current price$146 (0.4x MSRP)$1756 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 26625% better value for money than 8800 GTS 512.

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 cores12816384
Core clock speed650 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors754 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate41.601,290
Floating-point performance416.0 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length254 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount512 MB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1640 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth52.48 GB/s1,008 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno 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 Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

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 GTS 512 1.47
RTX 4090 100.00
+6703%

RTX 4090 outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by 6703% in our combined 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 GTS 512 568
RTX 4090 38753
+6723%

RTX 4090 outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by 6723% 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 HD3−4
−8733%
265
+8733%
1440p3−4
−6967%
212
+6967%
4K2−3
−7400%
150
+7400%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.47 100.00
Recency 11 December 2007 20 September 2022
Cost $349 $1599
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 450 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 in performance tests.


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