Quadro P3200 Max-Q vs GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 292 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.21 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | G84 | GP104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) | 21 February 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | no data |
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 | 32 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1139 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1404 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.600 | 157.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0928 TFLOPS | 5.032 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 672 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 1536 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 1.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 128 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 24 GB/s | 168.3 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 | 2x DVI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 April 2007 | 21 February 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 75 Watt |
8600 GT Mac Edition has 59.6% lower power consumption.
P3200 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition and Quadro P3200 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while Quadro P3200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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