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NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1058 | 1106 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 0.01 |
Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | G8x (2007−2008) |
GPU code name | Stoney Ridge | NB8E-SE |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 1 June 2016 (7 years old) | 18 September 2007 (16 years old) |
Current price | no data | $545 |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 64 |
Core clock speed | no data | 625 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 578 Million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 58 Watt |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) and GeForce 8700M GT SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | no data | large |
Memory
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 | no data | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
Shared memory | + | - |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 10 |
Vulkan | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) outperforms GeForce 8700M GT SLI by 32% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce 8700M GT SLI outperforms Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) by 3% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+12.5%
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8−9
−12.5%
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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Hitman 3 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R2 (Stoney Ridge) is 100% faster than the 8700M GT SLI.
All in all, in popular games:
- R2 (Stoney Ridge) is ahead in 6 tests (22%)
- there's a draw in 21 test (78%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.03 | 0.78 |
Recency | 1 June 2016 | 18 September 2007 |
Memory bus width | 64 | 128 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 64 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 80 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 58 Watt |
The Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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