Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX Equivalent

[MR_MU53NDO]

Well i thought it might be about time that i upgraded my 4 year old nvidia geforce 8800GTX graphics card, but i wanted to know what the modern day equivalent was

 

[spixelspixel]

depends on how much you are willing to spend

 

[Marine-RX179]

1. State how much you prepared to spend
2. State the spec of your current PC (particularly the CPU and PSU)

People would then be able to give you some suggestion.

 

[Lokken86]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/612?vs=521

This will give you a good idea. The 8800gtx is little faster than the gt so that would put it right next to a 640 (game performance only). This is despite the fact the 8800gtx has much less stream processors. If you look at the gt440 it gets smashed by the 8800's.

 

[[WU-TANG]GZA]

Current equivalent:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-171-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2255

Although I'd get one of these instead in terms of bang for buck:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x VTX3D HD 7950 X-Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
Total : £537.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[Marine-RX179]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/612?vs=521

This will give you a good idea. The 8800gtx is little faster than the gt so that would put it right next to a 640 (game performance only). This is despite the fact the 8800gtx has much less stream processors. If you look at the gt440 it gets smashed by the 8800's.

I think what OP meant by "8800GTX equivalent" is not a card that's around the same speed of 8800GTX, but like the equivalent teir in terms of current gen cards.

Back then the 8800 Ultra was the fastest and the most expensive, while the 8800GTX was a bit slower but quite a bit cheaper...to for today's cards the 8800 Ultra would be like the GTX680, and the 8800GTX would be like the GTX670.

 

[Lokken86]

Oh my bad i thought you meant what does it match by todays standard. Yes gtx670 is the second top single nvidia card so right you are that would be its "equivalence" .

 

[MR_MU53NDO]

ok, sorry i went and disappeared. so, how much do i want to spend? well i'm not going to be too specific, but probably around the price range of £200 - £450

 

[greenpanda]

£200-£450??!!! Thats a really wide range.

What resolution do you game at and what sort of games you looking to play?

 

[Katsumoto]

For that budget i'd say get a AMD 7970 or a Nvidia GTX 670. If you want to save money, a 7950.

You can afford a GTX 680 on that budget but the difference between that and the 670/7970 isn't enough to justify the cost IMO.

 

[MR_MU53NDO]

£200-£450??!!! Thats a really wide range.

What resolution do you game at and what sort of games you looking to play?

Err... well i play most games at my highest resolution (2560 x 1600). they run ok at the moment, but 27fps can be a bit slow at times... i normally play vehicle-based games.

 

[MR_MU53NDO]

1. State how much you prepared to spend
2. State the spec of your current PC (particularly the CPU and PSU)

People would then be able to give you some suggestion.

i have core 2 quad (unfortunately, all my parts come from an old PC) overclocked to 3.4 GHz and a 700watt cooler master GX Lite.

 

[Marine-RX179]

i have core 2 quad (unfortunately, all my parts come from an old PC) overclocked to 3.4 GHz and a 700watt cooler master GX Lite.

If you got around £450 budget, this is what I would suggest in terms of upgrading:
i5 2500K (2nd hand): £120
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 motherboard: £80
2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz memory: £35
HD7950: £230

Total: around £465

 

[greenpanda]

If you got around £450 budget, this is what I would suggest in terms of upgrading:
i5 2500K (2nd hand): £120
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 motherboard: £80
2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz memory: £35
HD7950: £230

Total: around £465

I thought the OP only wants to upgrade the GPU?

You must be thinking that core2quad is gonna bottleneck anything higher than a HD 7850?

 

[Cleeecooo]

If you got around £450 budget, this is what I would suggest in terms of upgrading:
i5 2500K (2nd hand): £120
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 motherboard: £80
2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz memory: £35
HD7950: £230

Total: around £465

I thought the OP only wants to upgrade the GPU?

You must be thinking that core2quad is gonna bottleneck anything higher than a HD 7850?

I'd agree with Marine, a full system upgrade would be the best way to go. I don't think the core2quad will be a massive bottleneck, but going by friends who've upgraded from core2quad to a i5, they've seen decent and justifiable FPS increases in many games