NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)

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Combined performance score

R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
1.07
+37.2%

Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) outperforms GeForce 8700M GT SLI by 37% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking10471108
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.01
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)G8x (2007−2008)
GPU code nameBeemaNB8E-SE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 April 2014 (9 years old)18 September 2007 (16 years old)
Current priceno data$545
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12864
Core clock speedno data625 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data578 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data58 Watt

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 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 sizeno datalarge

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Shared memory+-

API support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)10

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.

R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 1.07
+37.2%
8700M GT SLI 0.78

Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) outperforms GeForce 8700M GT SLI by 37% 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%

R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 2698
+22.9%
8700M GT SLI 2196

Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) outperforms GeForce 8700M GT SLI by 23% 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD6
+50%
4−5
−50%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) and 8700M GT SLI compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) is 50% faster than 8700M GT SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) is 100% faster than the 8700M GT SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) is ahead in 8 tests (32%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (68%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.07 0.78
Recency 29 April 2014 18 September 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm

The Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.


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