GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics

Place in the ranking	1012	1142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.98
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	G8x (2007)
GPU code name	no data	NB8E-SE
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 February 2012 (12 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	480	64
Core clock speed	400 / 700 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	578 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	58 Watt

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

no data

large

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	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	800 MHz
Shared memory	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX

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.

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 1.35
+70.9%

8700M GT SLI 0.79

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 3384
+54.1%

8700M GT SLI 2196

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

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.5%	30−35 −6.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.5%	30−35 −6.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.5%	30−35 −6.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is ahead in 31 test (89%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.35	0.79
Recency	8 February 2012	18 September 2007
Chip lithography	40 nm	80 nm

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics has a 70.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.

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