GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs Radeon RX Vega 56

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 56 with GeForce 8700M GT SLI, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 56
2017, $399
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
31.10
+4160%

RX Vega 56 outperforms 8700M SLI by a whopping 4160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2001223
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.17no data
Power efficiency11.400.97
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)G8x (2007)
GPU code nameVega 10NB8E-SE
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date14 August 2017 (8 years ago)18 September 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores358464
Core clock speed1156 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1471 MHzno data
Number of transistors12,500 million578 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt58 Watt
Texture fill rate329.5no data
Floating-point processing power10.54 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs224no data
L1 Cache896 KBno data
L2 Cache4 MBno data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth409.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.1.125-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RX Vega 56 31.10
+4160%
8700M GT SLI 0.73

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.

RX Vega 56 54586
+2386%
8700M GT SLI 2196

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 HD115
+5650%
2−3
−5650%
1440p77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
4K50
+4900%
1−2
−4900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.47no data
1440p5.18no data
4K7.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+4350%
4−5
−4350%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 151
+4933%
3−4
−4933%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+4350%
4−5
−4350%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Far Cry 5 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
Fortnite 150
+4900%
3−4
−4900%
Forza Horizon 4 141
+2720%
5−6
−2720%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+4900%
2−3
−4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 153
+1813%
8−9
−1813%
Valorant 190−200
+579%
27−30
−579%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 140
+4567%
3−4
−4567%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+4350%
4−5
−4350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+1219%
21−24
−1219%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Dota 2 130−140
+946%
12−14
−946%
Far Cry 5 93
+9200%
1−2
−9200%
Fortnite 139
+4533%
3−4
−4533%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+2580%
5−6
−2580%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+4900%
2−3
−4900%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Metro Exodus 70
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 137
+1613%
8−9
−1613%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 124
+1967%
6−7
−1967%
Valorant 190−200
+579%
27−30
−579%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 131
+4267%
3−4
−4267%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Dota 2 130−140
+946%
12−14
−946%
Far Cry 5 89
+8800%
1−2
−8800%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+2080%
5−6
−2080%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
+1400%
8−9
−1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+1133%
6−7
−1133%
Valorant 190−200
+579%
27−30
−579%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 108
+5300%
2−3
−5300%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+2367%
3−4
−2367%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+5425%
4−5
−5425%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Metro Exodus 42 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2088%
8−9
−2088%
Valorant 230−240
+4560%
5−6
−4560%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 99
+4850%
2−3
−4850%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35 0−1
Far Cry 5 74 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 88
+4300%
2−3
−4300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+2650%
2−3
−2650%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 50
+257%
14−16
−257%
Metro Exodus 27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
Valorant 190−200
+4675%
4−5
−4675%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 95−100
+4700%
2−3
−4700%
Far Cry 5 39 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 59
+5800%
1−2
−5800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

This is how RX Vega 56 and 8700M GT SLI compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 56 is 5650% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 56 is 7600% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 56 is 4900% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 56 is 9700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX Vega 56 surpassed 8700M GT SLI in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 31.10 0.73
Recency 14 August 2017 18 September 2007
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 58 Watt

RX Vega 56 has a 4160% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.

8700M GT SLI, on the other hand, has 262% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 56 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 8700M GT SLI is a notebook one.

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