GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs Radeon R5 (Carrizo)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 (Carrizo) and GeForce 8700M GT SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 (Carrizo)
2015
12 Watt
1.79
+129%

R5 (Carrizo) outperforms 8700M GT SLI by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9281158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.590.94
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)G8x (2007)
GPU code nameCarrizoNB8E-SE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 September 2007 (17 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 cores25664
Core clock speedno data625 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHzno data
Number of transistors2410 Million578 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt58 Watt

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 sizemedium sizedlarge

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Shared memory+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)10

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Fortnite 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Valorant 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+80%
20−22
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Fortnite 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Valorant 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 (Carrizo) is 267% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 (Carrizo) is ahead in 35 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 0.78
Recency 4 June 2015 18 September 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 58 Watt

R5 (Carrizo) has a 129.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 383.3% lower power consumption.

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

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