Radeon RX 6500M vs GeForce 8700M GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8700M GT and Radeon RX 6500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6500M outperforms 8700M by a whopping 5962% 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 | 1384 | 342 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.78 | 27.26 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G84 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2007 (18 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 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 | 32 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 153.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | 4.915 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | MXM-HE | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| 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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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 HD | 1−2
−6000%
| 61
+6000%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6500%
|
66
+6500%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6600%
|
67
+6600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2367%
|
70−75
+2367%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−871%
|
65−70
+871%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−435%
|
130−140
+435%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−1623%
|
220−230
+1623%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3100%
|
32
+3100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1033%
|
102
+1033%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2367%
|
70−75
+2367%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−871%
|
65−70
+871%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1040%
|
57
+1040%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−435%
|
130−140
+435%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2800%
|
29
+2800%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−956%
|
95
+956%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2367%
|
70−75
+2367%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−871%
|
65−70
+871%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−680%
|
39
+680%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−435%
|
130−140
+435%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1100%
|
35−40
+1100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 130−140 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5467%
|
160−170
+5467%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−136%
|
30−35
+136%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−5000%
|
100−110
+5000%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
This is how 8700M GT and RX 6500M compete in popular games:
- RX 6500M is 6000% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 6600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500M performs better in 27 tests (43%)
- there's a draw in 36 tests (57%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 17.58 |
| Recency | 1 June 2007 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 50 Watt |
8700M GT has 72.4% lower power consumption.
RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 5962.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT in performance tests.
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