Intel HD Graphics 500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 500 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 500
- Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 2.5x more texture fill rate: 9 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
- 5x better floating-point performance: 144.0 gflops vs 28.8 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 80 nm
- 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 20 Watt
- 16x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 512 MB
- 4.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 299 vs 70
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 81 vs 35
- Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1122 vs 1095
- Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1122 vs 1095
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 vs 1 May 2007 |
| Texture fill rate | 9 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s |
| Floating-point performance | 144.0 gflops vs 28.8 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 80 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt vs 20 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 512 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 299 vs 70 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 81 vs 35 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1122 vs 1095 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1122 vs 1095 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
- 2.3x more core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 200 MHz
- Around 33% higher pipelines: 16 vs 12
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz vs 200 MHz |
| Pipelines | 16 vs 12 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
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| Name | Intel HD Graphics 500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 299 | 70 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 81 | 35 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 908 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.525 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 35.665 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.215 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.987 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.154 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 488 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 579 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1122 | 1095 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 488 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 579 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1122 | 1095 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel HD Graphics 500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Generation 9.0 | Tesla |
| Code name | Apollo Lake GT1 | G86 |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 | 1 May 2007 |
| Place in performance rating | 1652 | 1650 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 750 MHz | |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 144.0 gflops | 28.8 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 80 nm |
| Pipelines | 12 | 16 |
| Texture fill rate | 9 GTexel / s | 3.6 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Transistor count | 189 million | 210 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | MXM-II |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory type | DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4 | GDDR3, GDDR2 |
| Shared memory | 1 | 0 |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB / s | |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | |
Technologies |
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| HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting) | ||
| PCI-E 16x | ||
| PowerMizer 7.0 | ||
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