GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs 8700M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	1151	166
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	68.20
Power efficiency	0.94	17.35
Architecture	G8x (2007)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NB8E-SE	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 September 2007 (17 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	2560
Core clock speed	625 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	578 Million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	142.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	224.0 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −4043%	290−300 +4043%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Elden Ring	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −4043%	290−300 +4043%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −4043%	290−300 +4043%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −3900%	200−210 +3900%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −4043%	290−300 +4043%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Elden Ring	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −3650%	300−310 +3650%
Fortnite	2−3 −3900%	80−85 +3900%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −4043%	290−300 +4043%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −3900%	400−450 +3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −3900%	200−210 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −3900%	240−250 +3900%
World of Tanks	20−22 −3900%	800−850 +3900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −4043%	290−300 +4043%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −3650%	300−310 +3650%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −4043%	290−300 +4043%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −3900%	400−450 +3900%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
World of Tanks	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −3963%	1300−1350 +3963%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
Valorant	5−6 −3900%	200−210 +3900%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −3900%	600−650 +3900%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −3900%	600−650 +3900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −3900%	80−85 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −3900%	600−650 +3900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3900%	80−85 +3900%
Dota 2	14−16 −3900%	600−650 +3900%
Valorant	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	32.81
Recency	18 September 2007	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	130 Watt

8700M GT SLI has 124.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 4053.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB 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 GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.

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