GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon R9 380X

In this comparison between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon R9 380X 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 R9 380X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 22% more power consumption, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 764 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is 49 mm longer, than Radeon R9 380X.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 380X is 70 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Tesla GCN 3.0
Code name G80 Antigua
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 November 2006 19 November 2015
Pipelines 128 2048
Core clock speed 576 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 124.2
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 3,973 gflops
Length 270 mm 221 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 575
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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