GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon R9 M395X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon R9 M395X. 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 R9 M395X. 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.

Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M395X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 250 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 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M395X has 61% more power consumption, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M395X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 764 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M395X.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 147 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M395X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 350 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 24−27
ultra / 1080p 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 1−2 45−50
medium / 1080p 0−1 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture Tesla GCN 3
Code name G80 Amethyst XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 November 2006 16 October 2014
Pipelines 128 2048
Core clock speed 576 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 575
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 413 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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