GeForce RTX 2060 vs 8700M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8700M GT with GeForce RTX 2060, including specs and performance data.

8700M GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 29 Watt
0.32

RTX 2060 outperforms 8700M GT by a whopping 11375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1308131
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.38
Power efficiency0.7615.74
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG84TU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2007 (17 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores321920
Core clock speed625 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors289 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00201.6
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs16120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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
InterfaceMXM-HEPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s336.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.17.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8700M GT 0.32
RTX 2060 36.72
+11375%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8700M GT 124
RTX 2060 14142
+11305%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

8700M GT 2026
RTX 2060 60454
+2884%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1−2
−11800%
119
+11800%
1440p0−177
4K-0−147

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.93
1440pno data4.53
4Kno data7.43

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3050%
60−65
+3050%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2967%
92
+2967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5200%
106
+5200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3050%
60−65
+3050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2350%
98
+2350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3000%
248
+3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4675%
191
+4675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−807%
254
+807%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4267%
131
+4267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4700%
96
+4700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3050%
60−65
+3050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2300%
96
+2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2988%
247
+2988%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3200%
130−140
+3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−744%
75−80
+744%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−771%
244
+771%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1767%
56
+1767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3450%
71
+3450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3050%
60−65
+3050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1925%
81
+1925%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1400%
120
+1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3200%
130−140
+3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−711%
73
+711%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−60.7%
45
+60.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 27−30
Hitman 3 6−7
−800%
54
+800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−4350%
89
+4350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3600%
74
+3600%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1800%
38
+1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
+0%
128
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 205
+0%
205
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
+0%
95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 194
+0%
194
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+0%
105
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+0%
96
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+0%
51
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 236
+0%
236
+0%
Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+0%
37
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+0%
17
+0%

This is how 8700M GT and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 11800% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 is 5200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 36.72
Recency 1 June 2007 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 160 Watt

8700M GT has 451.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 11375% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8700M GT is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop one.


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

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