NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 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).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 12% higher core clock speed: 530 MHz vs 475 MHz
Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 12.72 GTexel / s vs 7.6 GTexel / s
Around 50% higher pipelines: 48 vs 32
2.1x better floating-point performance: 127.2 gflops vs 60.8 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
2x more memory clock speed: 1598 MHz vs 800 MHz
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 367 vs 113
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 38 vs 28
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2376 vs 1267
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2376 vs 1267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 August 2008 vs 31 December 2007
Core clock speed	530 MHz vs 475 MHz
Texture fill rate	12.72 GTexel / s vs 7.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	48 vs 32
Floating-point performance	127.2 gflops vs 60.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 80 nm
Memory clock speed	1598 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	367 vs 113
PassMark - G2D Mark	38 vs 28
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2376 vs 1267
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2376 vs 1267

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

367

113

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2376

1267

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2376

1267

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	367	113
PassMark - G2D Mark	38	28
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2376	1267
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2376	1267

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M	NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G94	G84
Launch date	14 August 2008	31 December 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.95
Place in performance rating	1528	1649
Price now	$99.95
Type	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	7.66
Technical info
Core clock speed	530 MHz	475 MHz
Floating-point performance	127.2 gflops	60.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	48	32
Texture fill rate	12.72 GTexel / s	7.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	20 Watt
Transistor count	505 million	289 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-HE	MXM-II
Laptop size	large	medium sized
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	51.1 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1598 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
PowerMizer 8.0
PureVideo HD
Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0