GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs Radeon R9 M370X

Place in the ranking	696	884
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.09
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	NB8E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	19 May 2015 (9 years ago)	19 November 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 cores	640	192
Core clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1500 Million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	130 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 size

medium sized

large

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	800 MHz
Shared memory	-	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12 (FL 11_1)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R9 M370X 4.07
+97.6%

8800M GTX SLI 2.06

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

R9 M370X 13155
+108%

8800M GTX SLI 6326

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

32
+100%

16−18

−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Valorant	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Dota 2	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Fortnite	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Valorant	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
World of Tanks	103 +164%	35−40 −164%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Dota 2	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
Valorant	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
World of Tanks	27−30 +123%	12−14 −123%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Valorant	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Fortnite	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Valorant	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

This is how R9 M370X and 8800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

R9 M370X is 100% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M370X is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 M370X is ahead in 43 tests (91%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.07	2.06
Recency	19 May 2015	19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm

R9 M370X has a 97.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M370X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.