Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile vs GeForce 8800 GTX
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1062 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.66 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | G80 | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 November 2006 (19 years ago) | 1 June 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 575 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 1138 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1301 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.86 | 291.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3456 TFLOPS | 9.326 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 224 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 96 KB | 4 MB |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 270 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 86.4 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 (1.0) | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.125 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 November 2006 | 1 June 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 120 Watt |
RX Vega 56 Mobile has an age advantage of 11 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 29.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8800 GTX is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile is a notebook one.
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