NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI vs ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI and ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies, Video outputs and ports. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI

Around 58% higher core clock speed: 475 MHz vs 300 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 130 nm

Core clock speed	475 MHz vs 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 130 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI
GPU 2: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI	ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP
PassMark - G3D Mark		34
PassMark - G2D Mark		187

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI	ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP
Essentials
Architecture	G8x	Rage 8
Code name	NB8P-GS	RC410
Launch date	23 October 2007	17 October 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	929
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	475 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt
Transistor count	598 Million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Laptop size	large
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10	9.0
OpenGL		2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory	0
Technologies
Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs