GeForce 8800 GT vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.66
+276%

Radeon RX Vega 5 outperforms GeForce 8800 GT by a whopping 276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking6161001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.540.02
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVegaG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)29 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349
Current price$287 $166 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 5 has 42600% better value for money than 8800 GT.

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 cores320112
CUDA coresno data112
Core clock speedno data600 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data33.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data336.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 5 and GeForce 8800 GT 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.

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data9" (22.9 cm)
Heightno dataSingle Slot
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data6-pin & 8-pin
SLI optionsno data2-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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.6 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 Connectorsno dataDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data+

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 HD19
+280%
5−6
−280%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Hitman 3 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 25
+317%
6−7
−317%
Metro Exodus 20
+300%
5−6
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+320%
5−6
−320%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+300%
3−4
−300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 21
+320%
5−6
−320%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Hitman 3 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10
+400%
2−3
−400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+300%
3−4
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how RX Vega 5 and 8800 GT compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 280% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.66 1.24
Recency 7 January 2020 29 October 2007
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GT is a desktop one.


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