NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT and NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI 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

  • Around 83% higher texture fill rate: 7.6 GTexel / s vs 4.16 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 32 vs 16
  • Around 54% better floating-point performance: 60.8 gflops vs 39.36 gflops
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 666 MHz
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1267 vs 1023
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1267 vs 1023
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 7.6 GTexel / s vs 4.16 GTexel / s
Pipelines 32 vs 16
Floating-point performance 60.8 gflops vs 39.36 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 25 Watt
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 666 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1267 vs 1023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1267 vs 1023

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI

  • Around 19% higher core clock speed: 567 MHz vs 475 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
Core clock speed 567 MHz vs 475 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 80 nm

Compare benchmarks

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

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1267
1023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1267
1023
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI
PassMark - G3D Mark 113
PassMark - G2D Mark 28
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1267 1023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1267 1023

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G84 G98
Launch date 31 December 2007 4 December 2007
Place in performance rating 1646 1647
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 475 MHz 567 MHz
Floating-point performance 60.8 gflops 39.36 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 32 16
Texture fill rate 7.6 GTexel / s 4.16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 25 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-II PCI
Laptop size medium sized
Length 170 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 22.4 GB / s 8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 666 MHz
Memory type GDDR3, GDDR2 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0