NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 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 - 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 8 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher core clock speed: 475 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 2.1x more texture fill rate: 7.6 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 32 vs 16
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 60.8 gflops vs 28.8 gflops
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 113 vs 89
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1267 vs 1095
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1267 vs 1095
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 December 2007 vs 1 May 2007
Core clock speed 475 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate 7.6 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 32 vs 16
Floating-point performance 60.8 gflops vs 28.8 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 113 vs 89
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1267 vs 1095
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1267 vs 1095

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 34 vs 28
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 34 vs 28

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
113
89
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
28
34
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1267
1095
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1267
1095
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
PassMark - G3D Mark 113 89
PassMark - G2D Mark 28 34
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1267 1095
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1267 1095

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G84 G86
Launch date 31 December 2007 1 May 2007
Place in performance rating 1649 1651
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 475 MHz 450 MHz
Floating-point performance 60.8 gflops 28.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 32 16
Texture fill rate 7.6 GTexel / s 3.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 20 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-II MXM-II
Laptop size medium sized medium sized

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 12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type GDDR3, GDDR2 GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

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