ATI Graphics Ultra + vs GeForce 8700M GT SLI

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1148not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.93no data
ArchitectureG8x (2007)no data
GPU code nameNB8E-SEMach32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 September 2007 (17 years ago)1 January 1992 (32 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 cores64no data
Core clock speed625 MHz10 MHz
Number of transistors578 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology80 nm800 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Wattno data
ROPsno data1

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCI
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeGDDR3DRAM
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz10 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80.0 MB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 data1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX10None
OpenGLno dataNone
OpenCLno dataNone

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 September 2007 1 January 1992
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 MB
Chip lithography 80 nm 800 nm

8700M GT SLI has an age advantage of 15 years, a 102300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 8700M GT SLI and Graphics Ultra +. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 8700M GT SLI is a notebook card while Graphics Ultra + is a desktop one.


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