FirePro W4000 vs GeForce 8600 GT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1358 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.51 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | G84 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) | 7 August 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 540 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.640 | 39.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.07616 TFLOPS | 1.267 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 512 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 183 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 102.4 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, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 April 2007 | 7 August 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 75 Watt |
8600 GT has 59.6% lower power consumption.
FirePro W4000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8600 GT and FirePro W4000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop graphics card while FirePro W4000 is a workstation one.
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