GeForce GT 710 vs 8800M GTX SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8800M GTX SLI with GeForce GT 710, including specs and performance data.
8800M GTX SLI outperforms GT 710 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 881 | 955 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 71 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.04 |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | 5.88 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | NB8E-GTX | GK208 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 November 2007 (17 years ago) | 27 March 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $34.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 192 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 954 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 15.26 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.3663 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
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 |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Height | no data | 2.713" (6.9 cm) |
| Width | no data | 1-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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1.8 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 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 Connectors | no data | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 3 displays |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision | - | + |
| PureVideo | - | + |
| PhysX | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 | 10−12
+25%
| 8
−25%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
+25%
| 4
−25%
|
| 4K | 7−8
+16.7%
| 6
−16.7%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.37 |
| 1440p | no data | 8.75 |
| 4K | no data | 5.83 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+2.9%
|
30−35
−2.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+100%
|
5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+2.9%
|
30−35
−2.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+100%
|
5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+300%
|
3
−300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+2.9%
|
30−35
−2.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5
+0%
|
5
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5
+0%
|
5
+0%
|
This is how 8800M GTX SLI and GT 710 compete in popular games:
- 8800M GTX SLI is 25% faster in 1080p
- 8800M GTX SLI is 25% faster in 1440p
- 8800M GTX SLI is 17% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8800M GTX SLI is 300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- 8800M GTX SLI is ahead in 33 tests (62%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (38%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.05 | 1.63 |
| Recency | 19 November 2007 | 27 March 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 19 Watt |
8800M GTX SLI has a 25.8% higher aggregate performance score.
GT 710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 584.2% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GT 710 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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