GeForce 8800 GTS 512 vs Radeon Pro 555

Place in performance ranking	476	939
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.68	0.04
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	G92
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 June 2017 (6 years ago)	11 December 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$349
Current price	$894	$146 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 555 has 4100% better value for money than 8800 GTS 512.

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	768	128
Core clock speed	855 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	135 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.80	41.60
Floating-point performance	1,306 gflops	416.0 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 555 and GeForce 8800 GTS 512 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	254 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	1640 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB/s	52.48 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

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported GPU Technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	1.1

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.

Pro 555 8.11
+452%

8800 GTS 512 1.47

Radeon Pro 555 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTS 512 by 452% based on our aggregated 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%

Pro 555 3140
+453%

8800 GTS 512 568

Radeon Pro 555 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTS 512 by 453% 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	32 +540%	5−6 −540%
4K	13 +550%	2−3 −550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

+550%

2−3
−550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	26 +550%	4−5 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	31 +520%	5−6 −520%
Hitman 3	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 +600%	3−4 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	24 +500%	4−5 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +550%	4−5 −550%
Hitman 3	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +500%	3−4 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Hitman 3	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1