Radeon HD 8590M vs GeForce 6800 XT
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1387 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | NV42 | Sun |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 September 2005 (20 years ago) | 1 March 2013 (12 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 202 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 5.400 | 16.50 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.528 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 12 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 36 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 September 2005 | 1 March 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 28 nm |
HD 8590M has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6800 XT and Radeon HD 8590M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6800 XT is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8590M is a notebook one.
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