GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs Radeon RX Vega 5

Place in performance ranking	616	854
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.54	0.32
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Vega	NB8E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	19 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$287	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 5 has 2569% better value for money than 8800M GTX SLI.

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	320	192
Core clock speed	no data	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	130 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 5 and GeForce 8800M GTX SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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

no data

large

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	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Shared memory	-	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_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.

RX Vega 5 4.67
+136%

8800M GTX SLI 1.98

Radeon RX Vega 5 outperforms GeForce 8800M GTX SLI by 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 5 11704
+85%

8800M GTX SLI 6326

Radeon RX Vega 5 outperforms GeForce 8800M GTX SLI by 85% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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

19
+138%

8−9

−138%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
+125%

4−5

−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	13 +160%	5−6 −160%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Hitman 3	8 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Metro Exodus	20 +150%	8−9 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18 +350%	4−5 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Metro Exodus	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 +250%	4−5 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +70%	10−11 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12
+200%

4−5

−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+80%

5−6

−80%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

This is how RX Vega 5 and 8800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

RX Vega 5 is 138% faster in 1080p

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 1100% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the 8800M GTX SLI is 8% faster.

All in all, in popular games: