ATI Radeon HD 4670 vs GeForce 8600 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600 GS and Radeon HD 4670, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8600 GS
2007
512 MB DDR2, 47 Watt
0.24

ATI HD 4670 outperforms 8600 GS by a whopping 308% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13661110
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency0.351.14
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG84RV730
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)10 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores16320
Core clock speed540 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors289 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt59 Watt
Texture fill rate4.32024.00
Floating-point processing power0.03808 TFLOPS0.48 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs832

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data193 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s32 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8600 GS 0.24
ATI HD 4670 0.98
+308%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8600 GS 91
ATI HD 4670 379
+316%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 0.98
Recency 17 April 2007 10 September 2008
Chip lithography 80 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 59 Watt

8600 GS has 25.5% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 4670, on the other hand, has a 308.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 4670 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GS in performance tests.


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