Radeon RX 6450M vs GeForce 8700M GT SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8700M GT SLI and Radeon RX 6450M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.


8700M GT SLI
2007
1 GB GDDR3, 58 Watt
0.73

6450M outperforms 8700M SLI by a whopping 2062% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1223373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.9724.30
ArchitectureG8x (2007)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameNB8E-SENavi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date18 September 2007 (18 years ago)4 January 2023 (3 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 cores64768
Core clock speed625 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors578 Million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data118.1
Floating-point processing powerno data3.779 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cacheno data1024 KB
L3 Cacheno data16 MB

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Valorant 27−30
−345%
120−130
+345%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−890%
200−210
+890%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Dota 2 12−14
−654%
95−100
+654%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Valorant 27−30
−345%
120−130
+345%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Dota 2 12−14
−654%
95−100
+654%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Valorant 27−30
−345%
120−130
+345%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−933%
30−35
+933%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 4−5
−2850%
110−120
+2850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1850%
150−160
+1850%

1440p
Ultra

Far Cry 5 0−1 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1850%
35−40
+1850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Valorant 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6450M is 5100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6450M performs better in 32 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 15.78
Recency 18 September 2007 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6450M has a 2062% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1233% more advanced lithography process, and 16% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6450M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.

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