NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT and NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 113 vs 42
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 31 December 2007 vs 4 October 2007 |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm vs 90 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 113 vs 42 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i
- Around 26% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 475 MHz
- Around 32% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 37 vs 28
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 600 MHz vs 475 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 37 vs 28 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 113 | 42 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 28 | 37 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1267 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1267 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | NVIDIA GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Tesla | Curie |
Code name | G84 | C73 |
Launch date | 31 December 2007 | 4 October 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 1646 | 1648 |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 600 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 60.8 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 90 nm |
Pipelines | 32 | |
Texture fill rate | 7.6 GTexel / s | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 20 Watt | |
Transistor count | 289 million | 112 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | MXM-II | PCI |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | |
Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | |
Memory type | GDDR3, GDDR2 | |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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Gigathread technology | ||
HDCP-capable | ||
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting) | ||
PCI-E 16x | ||
PowerMizer 7.0 |