Radeon RX 7700 XT vs GeForce 8800 Ultra

Place in performance ranking	899	34
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	41.15
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	G80	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 May 2007 (17 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$829	$449
Current price	$235 (0.3x MSRP)	$443 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7700 XT has 137067% better value for money than 8800 Ultra.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	128	3456
CUDA cores	612	no data
Core clock speed	612 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2544 MHz
Number of transistors	681 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.2 billion/sec	549.5
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	no data

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 4.0 x16
Length	270 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1080 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	103.7 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

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 Ultra 1.66

RX 7700 XT 57.60
+3370%

Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms GeForce 8800 Ultra by 3370% based on our aggregate 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 Ultra 642

RX 7700 XT 22245
+3365%

Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms GeForce 8800 Ultra by 3365% 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 HD	5−6 −3500%	180 +3500%
1440p	2−3 −5050%	103 +5050%
4K	1−2 −5800%	59 +5800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

193

−3346%

6650−6700
+3346%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	165 −3355%	5700−5750 +3355%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180 −3344%	6200−6250 +3344%
Battlefield 5	180−190 −3343%	6300−6350 +3343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −3340%	3750−3800 +3340%
Cyberpunk 2077	158 −3349%	5450−5500 +3349%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −3340%	3750−3800 +3340%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −3353%	4800−4850 +3353%
Forza Horizon 4	278 −3353%	9600−9650 +3353%
Hitman 3	110−120 −3338%	3850−3900 +3338%
Horizon Zero Dawn	391 −3365%	13550−13600 +3365%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −3344%	4650−4700 +3344%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −3362%	4050−4100 +3362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	398 −3367%	13800−13850 +3367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −3343%	4200−4250 +3343%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	148 −3346%	5100−5150 +3346%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	149 −3356%	5150−5200 +3356%
Battlefield 5	180−190 −3343%	6300−6350 +3343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −3340%	3750−3800 +3340%
Cyberpunk 2077	132 −3347%	4550−4600 +3347%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −3340%	3750−3800 +3340%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −3353%	4800−4850 +3353%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −3347%	6550−6600 +3347%
Hitman 3	110−120 −3338%	3850−3900 +3338%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240−250 −3365%	8350−8400 +3365%
Metro Exodus	76 −3321%	2600−2650 +3321%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −3362%	4050−4100 +3362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	334 −3358%	11550−11600 +3358%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	295 −3358%	10200−10250 +3358%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −3343%	4200−4250 +3343%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 −3330%	4150−4200 +3330%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	132 −3347%	4550−4600 +3347%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −3340%	3750−3800 +3340%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 −3343%	4200−4250 +3343%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −3340%	3750−3800 +3340%
Forza Horizon 4	231 −3363%	8000−8050 +3363%
Horizon Zero Dawn	216 −3349%	7450−7500 +3349%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	287 −3367%	9950−10000 +3367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 −3352%	5800−5850 +3352%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −3343%	4200−4250 +3343%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−3362%

4050−4100
+3362%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 −3355%	4250−4300 +3355%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −3347%	4550−4600 +3347%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 −3369%	3400−3450 +3369%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 −3365%	3500−3550 +3365%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −3362%	3150−3200 +3362%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 −3338%	2750−2800 +3338%
Far Cry 5	157 −3339%	5400−5450 +3339%
Forza Horizon 4	197 −3352%	6800−6850 +3352%
Hitman 3	80−85 −3357%	2800−2850 +3357%
Horizon Zero Dawn	171 −3350%	5900−5950 +3350%
Metro Exodus	134 −3333%	4600−4650 +3333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 −3346%	6650−6700 +3346%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120 −3358%	4150−4200 +3358%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −3290%	2000−2050 +3290%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
−3369%

3400−3450

+3369%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −3338%	2200−2250 +3338%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −3326%	1850−1900 +3326%
Hitman 3	45−50 −3369%	1700−1750 +3369%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −3315%	2800−2850 +3315%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	66 −3309%	2250−2300 +3309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	89 −3327%	3050−3100 +3327%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 −3348%	2000−2050 +3348%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 −3290%	2000−2050 +3290%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −3315%	1400−1450 +3315%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −3233%	1200−1250 +3233%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −3321%	1300−1350 +3321%
Forza Horizon 4	134 −3333%	4600−4650 +3333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	103 −3347%	3550−3600 +3347%
Metro Exodus	89 −3327%	3050−3100 +3327%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −3282%	1150−1200 +3282%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
−3321%

1950−2000

+3321%

This is how 8800 Ultra and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7700 XT is 3500% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 XT is 5050% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 XT is 5800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.66	57.60
Recency	2 May 2007	25 August 2023
Cost	$829	$449
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	245 Watt