Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 80 nm

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 1 May 2007
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 80 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Around 29% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 350 MHz
2.7x more pipelines: 16 vs 6

Core clock speed	450 MHz vs 350 MHz
Pipelines	16 vs 6

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Name	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	294
PassMark - G3D Mark		89
PassMark - G2D Mark		34
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1095
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1095

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Essentials
Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Tesla
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	G86
Launch date	1 October 2012	1 May 2007
Place in performance rating	1653	1651
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	6	16
Floating-point performance		28.8 gflops
Texture fill rate		3.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		20 Watt
Transistor count		210 million
API support
DirectX	11.0	10.0
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		12.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3, GDDR2
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		MXM-II
Laptop size		medium sized
Technologies
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0