GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon RX 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon RX 5500M. 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 RX 5500M. 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 RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 82% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 764 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 751 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 13100 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture Tesla Navi / RDNA
Code name G80 Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 November 2006 29 September 2019
Pipelines 128 1408
Core clock speed 576 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 144.8
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.5
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +
Laptop size medium sized
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