Intel HD Graphics P4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4000 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics P4000

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 20% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 540 MHz
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
3.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 516 vs 131
15.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 636 vs 42
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2225 vs 449
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2225 vs 449
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2461 vs 1397
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2461 vs 1397

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 17 April 2007
Core clock speed	650 MHz vs 540 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	516 vs 131
PassMark - G2D Mark	636 vs 42
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2225 vs 449
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2225 vs 449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2461 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2461 vs 1397

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

516

131

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

636

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

449

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

449

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

1397

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

1397

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4000	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	516	131
PassMark - G2D Mark	636	42
Geekbench - OpenCL	1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2225	449
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2225	449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2461	1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2461	1397

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4000	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Tesla
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	G84
Launch date	14 May 2012	17 April 2007
Place in performance rating	629	1621
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$159
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	540 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	47 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	289 million
Floating-point performance		76.16 gflops
Pipelines		32
Texture fill rate		8.6 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		170 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		700 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Standard memory config per GPU		256 MB
Technologies
SLI