NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT and NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M 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 6 month(s) later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 113 vs 104
  • 3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1267 vs 402
  • 3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1267 vs 402
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 December 2007 vs 1 June 2007
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 113 vs 104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1267 vs 402
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1267 vs 402

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M

  • Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 60 vs 28
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 60 vs 28

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
113
104
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
28
60
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1267
402
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1267
402
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
PassMark - G3D Mark 113 104
PassMark - G2D Mark 28 60
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1267 402
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1267 402

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G84 G84
Launch date 31 December 2007 1 June 2007
Place in performance rating 1646 1649
Type Laptop Mobile workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 475 MHz 475 MHz
Floating-point performance 60.8 gflops 60.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 32 32
Texture fill rate 7.6 GTexel / s 7.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 289 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-II PCIe 1.0 x16
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 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory type GDDR3, GDDR2 GDDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

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