GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs 8600M GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8600M GT and GeForce 8700M GT SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
8700M GT SLI outperforms 8600M GT by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1351 | 1164 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | 0.93 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | G8x (2007) |
| GPU code name | G84 | NB8E-SE |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 December 2007 (17 years ago) | 18 September 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 578 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 58 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.600 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0608 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | MXM-II | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 10 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−53.8%
|
20−22
+53.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−44.4%
|
12−14
+44.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−44.4%
|
12−14
+44.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 1−2 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the 8700M GT SLI is 133% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- 8700M GT SLI is ahead in 24 tests (80%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (20%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 0.68 |
| Recency | 31 December 2007 | 18 September 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 58 Watt |
8600M GT has an age advantage of 3 months, and 190% lower power consumption.
8700M GT SLI, on the other hand, has a 172% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce 8700M GT SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.
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