GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs Radeon R5 M315

Radeon R5 M315 Radeon R7 A360 Radeon R7 M340 Radeon R7 M350 Radeon R7 M360 Radeon R7 M440 Radeon R7 M445 Radeon R7 M460 Radeon R8 M365DX Radeon R8 M445DX Radeon R8 M535DX
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8200M G 8200M G mGPU AMD 8200M G mGPU Intel 8400M G 8400M GS 8400M GT 8600M GS 8600M GT 8600M GT Mac Edition 8600M GT SLI 8700M GT 8700M GT SLI 8800M GTS 8800M GTX 8800M GTX SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M315 and GeForce 8700M GT SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M315
2015
4 GB DDR3
1.23
+57.7%

R5 M315 outperforms 8700M GT SLI by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R5 M315 R5 M315
8700M GT SLI 8700M GT SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10521159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.94
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)G8x (2007)
GPU code nameMesoNB8E-SE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 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 cores38464
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed970 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million578 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data58 Watt
Texture fill rate23.28no data
Floating-point processing power0.745 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no 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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1210
Shader Model6.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-

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 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Valorant 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Valorant 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 M315 is 133% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 M315 is ahead in 26 tests (74%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (26%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.23 0.78
Recency 5 May 2015 18 September 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm

R5 M315 has a 57.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 M315 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.

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