Intel HD Graphics 4600 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600
- Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 80 nm
- Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 47 Watt
- 4.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 630 vs 131
- 7.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 42
- 3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1702 vs 449
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2808 vs 1397
- 3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1702 vs 449
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2808 vs 1397
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 3 June 2013 vs 17 April 2007 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 80 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 47 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 630 vs 131 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 314 vs 42 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1702 vs 449 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2808 vs 1397 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1702 vs 449 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2808 vs 1397 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
- Around 35% higher core clock speed: 540 MHz vs 400 MHz
- Around 72% higher texture fill rate: 8.6 billion / sec vs 5 GTexel / s
- Around 60% higher pipelines: 32 vs 20
- Around 52% better floating-point performance: 76.16 gflops vs 50 gflops
| Core clock speed | 540 MHz vs 400 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 8.6 billion / sec vs 5 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 32 vs 20 |
| Floating-point performance | 76.16 gflops vs 50 gflops |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
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| Name | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 630 | 131 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 314 | 42 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 3210 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.844 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 171.17 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.115 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 10.385 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 12.361 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 988 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1702 | 449 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2808 | 1397 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 988 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1702 | 449 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2808 | 1397 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 194 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel HD Graphics 4600 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Generation 7.5 | Tesla |
| Code name | Haswell GT2 | G84 |
| Launch date | 3 June 2013 | 17 April 2007 |
| Place in performance rating | 1359 | 1621 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | |
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| Boost clock speed | 1250 MHz | |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 50 gflops | 76.16 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 80 nm |
| Pipelines | 20 | 32 |
| Texture fill rate | 5 GTexel / s | 8.6 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Transistor count | 392 million | 289 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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| Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Shared memory | 1 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB / s | |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 256 MB | |
Technologies |
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