Data Center GPU Max 1350 vs GeForce 8600 GT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | G84 | Ponte Vecchio |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 17 April 2007 (17 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year 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 | 14336 |
| Core clock speed | 540 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 100,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.640 | 1,389 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.07616 TFLOPS | 44.44 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | 896 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 896 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 112 |
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 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | OAM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 96 GB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 2,458 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
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 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 April 2007 | 10 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 450 Watt |
8600 GT has 857.4% lower power consumption.
Data Center GPU Max 1350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8600 GT and Data Center GPU Max 1350. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop card while Data Center GPU Max 1350 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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