NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M 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 Quadro FX 570M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 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 75% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 104 vs 70
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 60 vs 35
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 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
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 104 vs 70
PassMark - G2D Mark 60 vs 35

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1095 vs 402
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1095 vs 402
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1095 vs 402
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1095 vs 402

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
104
70
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
60
35
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
402
1095
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
402
1095
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
PassMark - G3D Mark 104 70
PassMark - G2D Mark 60 35
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 402 1095
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 402 1095

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G84 G86
Launch date 1 June 2007 1 May 2007
Place in performance rating 1642 1643
Type Mobile workstation 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) 45 Watt 20 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 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 1400 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0