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
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| Name | Intel HD Graphics 620 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT |
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| 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 | |
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Essentials |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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| 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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