Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce 8700M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	1150	28
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.92
Power efficiency	0.94	14.92
Architecture	G8x (2007)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NB8E-SE	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 September 2007 (17 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	64	4608
Core clock speed	625 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	578 Million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	648.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	20.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	128
TMUs	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 GB/s
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 data	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.2

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8700M GT SLI 0.79

RX 6800 XT 65.03
+8132%

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.

8700M GT SLI 2196

RX 6800 XT 96516
+4295%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	2−3 −10050%	203 +10050%
1440p	1−2 −14400%	145 +14400%
4K	1−2 −9900%	100 +9900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.20
1440p	no data	4.48
4K	no data	6.49

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1589%	150−160 +1589%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4867%	140−150 +4867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1589%	150−160 +1589%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4867%	140−150 +4867%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −5671%	404 +5671%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −2340%	122 +2340%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1589%	150−160 +1589%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4867%	140−150 +4867%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −625%	58 +625%
Fortnite	2−3 −12600%	250−260 +12600%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −4971%	355 +4971%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −2050%	210−220 +2050%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −2480%	129 +2480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −2800%	170−180 +2800%
World of Tanks	20−22 −1295%	270−280 +1295%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1589%	150−160 +1589%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4867%	140−150 +4867%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1463%	120−130 +1463%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −4214%	302 +4214%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −2050%	210−220 +2050%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −4275%	170−180 +4275%
World of Tanks	3−4 −14633%	400−450 +14633%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −833%	80−85 +833%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4100%	80−85 +4100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −6900%	140−150 +6900%
Valorant	5−6 −5460%	278 +5460%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −793%	134 +793%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −793%	134 +793%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −10350%	200−210 +10350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −793%	134 +793%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −8300%	80−85 +8300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%
Dota 2	14−16 −713%	122 +713%
Valorant	1−2 −15200%	153 +15200%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

240−250

+0%

240−250

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	127 +0%	127 +0%
Valorant	401 +0%	401 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	155 +0%	155 +0%
Elden Ring	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	150 +0%	150 +0%
Metro Exodus	120 +0%	120 +0%
Valorant	173 +0%	173 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	145 +0%	145 +0%
Valorant	356 +0%	356 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	120 +0%	120 +0%
Elden Ring	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	120 +0%	120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	83 +0%	83 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +0%	222 +0%
Metro Exodus	112 +0%	112 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Elden Ring	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	56 +0%	56 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +0%	53 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	133 +0%	133 +0%

This is how 8700M GT SLI and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is 10050% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 XT is 14400% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 XT is 9900% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 15200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is ahead in 35 tests (56%)
there's a draw in 28 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	65.03
Recency	18 September 2007	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	300 Watt

8700M GT SLI has 417.2% lower power consumption.

RX 6800 XT, on the other hand, has a 8131.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8700M GT SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.