ATI FireMV 2400 PCI vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Comparative analysis of ATI FireMV 2400 PCI and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2400 PCI
- Around 5% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 475 MHz
- Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 800 MHz
Core clock speed | 500 MHz vs 475 MHz |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 800 MHz |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
- 3.8x more texture fill rate: 7.6 GTexel / s vs 2 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 130 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
Texture fill rate | 7.6 GTexel / s vs 2 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm vs 130 nm |
Maximum memory size | 512 MB vs 128 MB |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI FireMV 2400 PCI
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Name | ATI FireMV 2400 PCI | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 113 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 28 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1267 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1267 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI FireMV 2400 PCI | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rage 9 | Tesla |
Code name | RV380 | G84 |
Launch date | 1 January 2008 | 31 December 2007 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1646 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 475 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 80 nm |
Texture fill rate | 2 GTexel / s | 7.6 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 20 Watt | 20 Watt |
Transistor count | 75 million | 289 million |
Floating-point performance | 60.8 gflops | |
Pipelines | 32 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x VHDCI | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCI | MXM-II |
Length | 170 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0b | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 512 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 16 GB / s | 22.4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 800 MHz |
Memory type | DDR | GDDR3, GDDR2 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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Gigathread technology | ||
HDCP-capable | ||
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting) | ||
PCI-E 16x | ||
PowerMizer 7.0 |