Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce 8800 GTS 512

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GTS 512 and Radeon RX 590, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GTS 512
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 135 Watt
1.46

RX 590 outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by a whopping 1570% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking990229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0425.04
Power efficiency0.749.55
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameG92Polaris 30
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 December 2007 (17 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 590 has 62500% 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 cores1282304
Core clock speed650 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors754 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate41.60222.5
Floating-point processing power0.416 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs64144

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length254 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed820 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth52.48 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.1-

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
RX 590 24.38
+1570%

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
RX 590 9393
+1565%

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 HD6−7
−1583%
101
+1583%
1440p3−4
−1833%
58
+1833%
4K2−3
−1650%
35
+1650%

Cost per frame, $

1080p58.172.76
1440p116.334.81
4K174.507.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+0%
65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86
+0%
86
+0%
Battlefield 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 274
+0%
274
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 301
+0%
301
+0%
Metro Exodus 124
+0%
124
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+0%
140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 272
+0%
272
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 113
+0%
113
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Battlefield 5 122
+0%
122
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 64
+0%
64
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
+0%
71
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+0%
259
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
+0%
287
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+0%
114
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 261
+0%
261
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+0%
39
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+0%
62
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 46
+0%
46
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+0%
96
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+0%
100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+0%
64
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 58
+0%
58
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+0%
203
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 26
+0%
26
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+0%
57
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+0%
19
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+0%
40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+0%
30
+0%

This is how 8800 GTS 512 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 1583% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 1833% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 1650% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 24.38
Recency 11 December 2007 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 175 Watt

8800 GTS 512 has 29.6% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 1569.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 in performance tests.


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