GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon Pro 555

Place in performance ranking	482	931
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	0.02
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	G80
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 June 2017 (7 years ago)	8 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599
Current price	$894	$357 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 555 has 8100% better value for money than 8800 GTX.

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
CUDA cores	no data	575
Core clock speed	855 MHz	576 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	681 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	155 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.80	36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,306 gflops	345.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 555 and GeForce 8800 GTX 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 1.0 x16
Length	no data	270 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	768 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB/s	86.4 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 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	+

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 8.13
+431%

8800 GTX 1.53

Radeon Pro 555 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTX by 431% 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%

Pro 555 3140
+432%

8800 GTX 590

Radeon Pro 555 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTX by 432% 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	33 +450%	6−7 −450%
4K	13 +550%	2−3 −550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+400%

12−14

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +400%	20 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +400%	10−12 −400%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +431%	32 −431%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +429%	16−18 −429%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +400%	26 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +422%	21−24 −422%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +416%	31 −416%
Hitman 3	75−80 +400%	14−16 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +428%	35−40 −428%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +422%	21−24 −422%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +422%	21−24 −422%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +420%	24−27 −420%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +416%	30−35 −416%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +431%	16 −431%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +400%	10−12 −400%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +400%	26 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +429%	16−18 −429%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +424%	21 −424%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +422%	21−24 −422%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +425%	40−45 −425%
Hitman 3	75−80 +400%	14−16 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +428%	35−40 −428%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +422%	21−24 −422%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +422%	21−24 −422%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +420%	24−27 −420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +422%	23 −422%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +416%	30−35 −416%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +429%	16−18 −429%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +400%	10−12 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +429%	16−18 −429%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +400%	15 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +428%	18 −428%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +428%	35−40 −428%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +420%	24−27 −420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +400%	14 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +416%	30−35 −416%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+422%

21−24
−422%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +431%	16−18 −431%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +400%	14−16 −400%
Hitman 3	60−65 +400%	12−14 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +429%	16−18 −429%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
+400%

14−16

−400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Hitman 3	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%