GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs Radeon R7 M465

Place in the ranking	781	881
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.08
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Topaz	NB8E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	19 November 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	384	192
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1125 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,550 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.864 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	24	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	PCIe 3.0 x8	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	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	10
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+20%

5−6

−20%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 M465 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 M465 is ahead in 48 tests (91%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.97	2.05
Recency	15 May 2016	19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm

R7 M465 has a 44.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M465 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

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