AMD Radeon HD 8210 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8210 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon HD 8210

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8210

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
4x more pipelines: 128 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 80 nm
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 47 vs 26
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 192 vs 170
161.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1611 vs 10
161.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1611 vs 10

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 17 April 2007
Pipelines	128 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 80 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	47 vs 26
PassMark - G3D Mark	192 vs 170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1611 vs 10
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1611 vs 10

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

2.3x more core clock speed: 675 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1728 vs 1158
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1728 vs 1158

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	675 MHz vs 300 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1728 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1728 vs 1158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8210
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

192

170

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1158

1728

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1158

1728

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1611

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1611

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8210	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Geekbench - OpenCL	640
PassMark - G2D Mark	47	26
PassMark - G3D Mark	192	170
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1158	1728
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1158	1728
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1611	10
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1611	10

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8210	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Essentials
Architecture	GCN	Tesla
Code name	Temash, Kabini	G84
Launch date	23 May 2013	17 April 2007
Place in performance rating	1542	1539
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Technical info
Core clock speed	300 MHz	675 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	128	32
Floating-point performance		92.8 gflops
Texture fill rate		10.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		60 Watt
Transistor count		289 million
API support
DirectX	11.1	10.0
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		256 MB
Memory bandwidth		32 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1000 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Standard memory config per GPU		256 MB
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		198 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Technologies
SLI