ATI Radeon E4690 vs GeForce 8700M GT SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8700M GT SLI with Radeon E4690, including specs and performance data.
E4690 outperforms 8700M SLI by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1221 | 1164 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | 2.48 |
| Architecture | G8x (2007) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | NB8E-SE | RV730 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 September 2007 (18 years ago) | 1 June 2009 (16 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 | 64 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 578 Million | 514 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 19.20 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 | MXM-II |
| Width | no data | MXM Module |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 22.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.0 |
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−20.7%
|
35−40
+20.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−28.6%
|
27−30
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−20.7%
|
35−40
+20.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−20.7%
|
35−40
+20.7%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.73 | 0.97 |
| Recency | 18 September 2007 | 1 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 30 Watt |
8700M GT SLI has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI E4690, on the other hand, has a 32.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 93.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon E4690 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 graphics card while Radeon E4690 is a desktop one.
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