Radeon R5 (Carrizo) vs GeForce 8800M GTX

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Aggregate performance score

8800M GTX
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 65 Watt
1.20

Radeon R5 (Carrizo) outperforms GeForce 8800M GTX by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1019878
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameNB8E-GTXCarrizo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date19 November 2007 (16 years ago)4 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price$160 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores96256
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistors754 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate24.00no data
Floating-point performance240 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 8800M GTX and Radeon R5 (Carrizo) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-HEno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA1.1no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 (Carrizo) is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 (Carrizo) is ahead in 35 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 1.83
Recency 19 November 2007 4 June 2015
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 12 Watt

The Radeon R5 (Carrizo) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX in performance tests.


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