Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

Comparative analysis of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 70 vs 26

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2008 vs 17 April 2007
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	70 vs 26

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

3.4x more core clock speed: 675 MHz vs 200 MHz
8x more pipelines: 32 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 130 nm
56.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 170 vs 3

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	675 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines	32 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	170 vs 3

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

170

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
PassMark - G3D Mark	3	170
PassMark - G2D Mark	70	26
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		10
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		10
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1728
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1728

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Essentials
Architecture	PowerVR SGX5	Tesla
Code name	GMA 500	G84
Launch date	1 November 2008	17 April 2007
Place in performance rating	1538	1539
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Technical info
Core clock speed	200 MHz	675 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	4	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	10.1	10.0
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Shared memory	yes
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
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