Intel HD Graphics 620 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 620 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 620

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2.9x more texture fill rate: 25.2 GTexel / s vs 8.6 billion / sec
  • 5.3x better floating-point performance: 403.2 gflops vs 76.16 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 80 nm
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 512 MB
  • 7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 922 vs 131
  • 5.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 216 vs 42
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1733 vs 449
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 1397
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1733 vs 449
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 1397
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 August 2016 vs 17 April 2007
Texture fill rate 25.2 GTexel / s vs 8.6 billion / sec
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops vs 76.16 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 922 vs 131
PassMark - G2D Mark 216 vs 42
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1733 vs 449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1733 vs 449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 vs 1397

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

  • Around 80% higher core clock speed: 540 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 32 vs 24
Core clock speed 540 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 32 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
922
131
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
216
42
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1733
449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1733
449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
1397
Name Intel HD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 922 131
PassMark - G2D Mark 216 42
Geekbench - OpenCL 4178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 24.275
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 227.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.288
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1733 449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1733 449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 343

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Tesla
Code name Kaby Lake GT2 G84
Launch date 30 August 2016 17 April 2007
Place in performance rating 1334 1621
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $159

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 540 MHz
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops 76.16 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 24 32
Texture fill rate 25.2 GTexel / s 8.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 47 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 289 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 170 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 10.0
OpenGL 4.5 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 512 MB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4 GDDR3
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 22.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed 700 MHz
Standard memory config per GPU 256 MB

Technologies

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