GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon Pro 580X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon Pro 580X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon Pro 580X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce 8800 GTX
Radeon Pro 580X

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
 
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 3% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 760 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 524 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 5880 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture Tesla GCN 4.0
Code name G80 Polaris 20
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 8 November 2006 18 March 2019
Pipelines 128 2304
Core clock speed 576 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 172.8
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +