GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

In this comparison between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 8800 GTX will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce 8800 GTX
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri is 144 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 18−20
medium / 1080p 0−1 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Tesla GCN
Code name G80 Kaveri Spectre
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 November 2006 14 January 2014
Pipelines 128 512
Core clock speed 576 MHz 720 MHz
Transistor count 681 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +