GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs Radeon RX Vega 11

Place in the ranking	604	879
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.82	1.09
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Raven	NB8E-GTX
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	10 May 2018 (6 years ago)	19 November 2007 (16 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 cores	704	192
Core clock speed	300 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1251 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,940 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.04	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.761 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	44	no 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 size	no data	large
Interface	IGP	no data
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	System Shared	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	800 MHz
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 Connectors

Motherboard Dependent

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-

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	25 +178%	9−10 −178%
1440p	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
4K	11 +175%	4−5 −175%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+125%

4−5

−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +186%	7−8 −186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Battlefield 5	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +400%	5−6 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	89 +1013%	8−9 −1013%
Hitman 3	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Metro Exodus	33 +175%	12−14 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 +280%	10−11 −280%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +400%	7−8 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +280%	5−6 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +875%	8−9 −875%
Hitman 3	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Metro Exodus	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +70%	10−11 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	29 +263%	8−9 −263%
Hitman 3	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+275%

4−5

−275%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+100%

5−6

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

This is how RX Vega 11 and 8800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

RX Vega 11 is 178% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 11 is 200% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 11 is 175% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 2200% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8800M GTX SLI is 20% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 11 is ahead in 52 tests (98%)
8800M GTX SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.47	2.04
Recency	10 May 2018	19 November 2007
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 168.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.