Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs GeForce 8800M GTX

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Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Steam Deck 8CU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800M GTX and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800M GTX
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 65 Watt
1.10

Steam Deck 8CU outperforms 8800M by a whopping 829% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1129485
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.30no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameG92RDNA 2 Sephiroth
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 November 2007 (18 years ago)9 November 2023 (2 years ago)

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 cores96512
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate24.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.24 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs48no data
L1 Cacheno data512 KB
L2 Cache64 KB1 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-HEno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12_1
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

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
−833%
28
+833%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Fortnite 2−3
−3000%
60−65
+3000%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−311%
35−40
+311%
Valorant 30−35
−203%
95−100
+203%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 0−1 45−50
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−470%
150−160
+470%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Dota 2 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27
+1250%
Fortnite 2−3
−3000%
60−65
+3000%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−311%
35−40
+311%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Valorant 30−35
−203%
95−100
+203%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Dota 2 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1050%
23
+1050%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−311%
35−40
+311%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Valorant 30−35
−203%
95−100
+203%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−3000%
60−65
+3000%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−375%
18−20
+375%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−1029%
75−80
+1029%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Valorant 1−2
−11200%
110−120
+11200%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 9−10
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Valorant 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how 8800M GTX and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:

  • Steam Deck 8CU is 833% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 11200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 37 tests (70%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.10 10.22
Recency 1 November 2007 9 November 2023
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm

Steam Deck 8CU has a 829% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and a 983% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX in performance tests.

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