RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs GeForce 8700M GT

Place in the ranking	1308	73
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	83.51
Power efficiency	0.76	45.42
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G84	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 June 2007 (17 years ago)	12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

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 cores	32	2816
Core clock speed	625 MHz	1620 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2130 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.00	187.4
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	12 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	16	88
Tensor Cores	no data	88
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	22

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	MXM-HE	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	256.0 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 outputs

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.9

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 2000 Ada Generation 46.40
+14400%

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 2000 Ada Generation 17876
+14316%

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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−14400%

290−300
+14400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −13233%	400−450 +13233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14400%	290−300 +14400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14400%	290−300 +14400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −13650%	550−600 +13650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −14275%	1150−1200 +14275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −13650%	550−600 +13650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −14364%	4050−4100 +14364%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −13233%	400−450 +13233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14400%	290−300 +14400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14400%	290−300 +14400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −13650%	550−600 +13650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −14275%	1150−1200 +14275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −13650%	550−600 +13650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −14344%	1300−1350 +14344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −14364%	4050−4100 +14364%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −13233%	400−450 +13233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14400%	290−300 +14400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14400%	290−300 +14400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −13650%	550−600 +13650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −14275%	1150−1200 +14275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −13650%	550−600 +13650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −14344%	1300−1350 +14344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −14364%	4050−4100 +14364%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −14067%	850−900 +14067%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −14400%	290−300 +14400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−14400%

290−300
+14400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −13900%	140−150 +13900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−14400%

290−300
+14400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.32	46.40
Recency	1 June 2007	12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	70 Watt

8700M GT has 141.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 14400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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