Radeon 620 vs GeForce 8700M GT SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8700M GT SLI and Radeon 620, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8700M GT SLI
2007
1 GB GDDR3, 58 Watt
0.78

620 outperforms 8700M GT SLI by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1153849
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.943.31
ArchitectureG8x (2007)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNB8E-SEPolaris 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date18 September 2007 (17 years ago)13 May 2019 (5 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 cores64384
Core clock speed625 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1024 MHz
Number of transistors578 Million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data24.58
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7864 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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 dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
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

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Fortnite 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
World of Tanks 20−22
−120%
40−45
+120%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
World of Tanks 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Valorant 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 620 is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 620 is ahead in 31 test (54%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 2.37
Recency 18 September 2007 13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 50 Watt

Radeon 620 has a 203.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 16% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.


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