NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT

  • 3.4x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 47 Watt
  • Around 71% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 56 vs 43
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt vs 47 Watt
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 56 vs 43

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

  • Around 20% higher core clock speed: 540 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 2.4x more texture fill rate: 8.6 billion / sec vs 3.6 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 32 vs 16
  • 2.6x better floating-point performance: 76.16 gflops vs 28.8 gflops
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 123 vs 67
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1397 vs 892
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1397 vs 892
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 540 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate 8.6 billion / sec vs 3.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 32 vs 16
Floating-point performance 76.16 gflops vs 28.8 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 123 vs 67
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1397 vs 892
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1397 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
67
123
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
56
43
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
892
1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
892
1397
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 67 123
PassMark - G2D Mark 56 43
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 892 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 892 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 449
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 449

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G86 G84
Launch date 9 May 2007 17 April 2007
Place in performance rating 1623 1624
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $159

Technical info

Core clock speed 450 MHz 540 MHz
Floating-point performance 28.8 gflops 76.16 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 16 32
Texture fill rate 3.6 GTexel / s 8.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt 47 Watt
Transistor count 210 million 289 million

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 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 19.2 GB / s 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 700 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 / GDDR2 GDDR3
Shared memory 0
Standard memory config per GPU 256 MB

Technologies

HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0
SLI