NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 33% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 450 MHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 37 vs 35

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2007 vs 1 May 2007
Core clock speed	600 MHz vs 450 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	37 vs 35

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 70 vs 42

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	70 vs 42

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
PassMark - G2D Mark	37	35
PassMark - G3D Mark	42	70
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1095
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1095

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Tesla
Code name	C73	G86
Launch date	4 October 2007	1 May 2007
Place in performance rating	1648	1650
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	80 nm
Transistor count	112 million	210 million
Floating-point performance		28.8 gflops
Pipelines		16
Texture fill rate		3.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		20 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCI	MXM-II
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	9.0c	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory		0
Technologies
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
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