GeForce 8500 GT vs RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1315 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.02 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | TU106B | G86 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 June 2020 (5 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2304 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 459 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1125 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 162.0 | 3.672 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.184 TFLOPS | 0.02938 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 4 |
| TMUs | 144 | 8 |
| Tensor Cores | 288 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 2.3 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 32 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 352.0 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 1.1 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 June 2020 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 30 Watt |
RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh has an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
8500 GT, on the other hand, has 283.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh and GeForce 8500 GT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8500 GT is a desktop one.
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