GeForce 8600M GT Mac Edition vs 930A
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 831 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.85 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | G84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 5 October 2007 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 928 MHz | 470 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 941 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.58 | 7.520 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7227 TFLOPS | 0.06016 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 32 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | 635 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 20.32 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 5 October 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 20 Watt |
GeForce 930A has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 186% more advanced lithography process.
8600M GT Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 65% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 930A and GeForce 8600M GT Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
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