GeForce 8800 GT vs RTX 2070 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile with GeForce 8800 GT, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2070 Mobile
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
34.66
+2741%

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms 8800 GT by a whopping 2741% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1501052
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Power efficiency20.720.67
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTU106BG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)29 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores2304112
Core clock speed1305 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1485 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,800 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate213.833.60
Floating-point processing power6.843 TFLOPS0.336 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs14456
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Heightno dataSingle Slot
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options-2-way

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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s57.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)no data128bit
VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.54.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA7.5+

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 HD120
+2900%
4−5
−2900%
1440p75
+3650%
2−3
−3650%
4K48
+4700%
1−2
−4700%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data87.25
1440pno data174.50
4Kno data349.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3550%
2−3
−3550%
Elden Ring 110−120
+2875%
4−5
−2875%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 95
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Forza Horizon 4 183
+2950%
6−7
−2950%
Metro Exodus 94
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 106
+3433%
3−4
−3433%
Valorant 170
+3300%
5−6
−3300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 135
+3275%
4−5
−3275%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Dota 2 118
+2850%
4−5
−2850%
Elden Ring 110−120
+2875%
4−5
−2875%
Far Cry 5 79
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
Fortnite 150−160
+3060%
5−6
−3060%
Forza Horizon 4 149
+2880%
5−6
−2880%
Grand Theft Auto V 115
+2775%
4−5
−2775%
Metro Exodus 73
+3550%
2−3
−3550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 248
+3000%
8−9
−3000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+2900%
4−5
−2900%
Valorant 102
+3300%
3−4
−3300%
World of Tanks 270−280
+2989%
9−10
−2989%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 83
+4050%
2−3
−4050%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 26 0−1
Dota 2 117
+2825%
4−5
−2825%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+3025%
4−5
−3025%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 104
+3367%
3−4
−3367%
Valorant 154
+2980%
5−6
−2980%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Elden Ring 65−70
+3300%
2−3
−3300%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2817%
6−7
−2817%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
World of Tanks 220−230
+3057%
7−8
−3057%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Cyberpunk 2077 17 0−1
Far Cry 5 110−120
+3600%
3−4
−3600%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+3133%
3−4
−3133%
Metro Exodus 74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
Valorant 104
+3367%
3−4
−3367%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Dota 2 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Elden Ring 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Metro Exodus 26 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 118
+2850%
4−5
−2850%
Red Dead Redemption 2 23 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 38
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8 0−1
Dota 2 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Fortnite 48
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+5500%
1−2
−5500%
Valorant 55
+5400%
1−2
−5400%

This is how RTX 2070 Mobile and 8800 GT compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 2900% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 3650% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 4700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.66 1.22
Recency 29 January 2019 29 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 12 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 105 Watt

RTX 2070 Mobile has a 2741% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

8800 GT, on the other hand, has 9.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GT is a desktop one.


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