Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs GeForce 8600 GTS

Place in the ranking	1248	619
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	0.51	15.01
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	G84	Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)	28 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

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 cores	32	64
Core clock speed	675 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.80	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.0928 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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	no data
Length	198 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	no data
Standard memory config per GPU	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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

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Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12_1
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	1.1	-

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

1−2

−1700%

18
+1700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

199.00

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +0%	21 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +0%	12 +0%
Valorant	12 +0%	12 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Dota 2	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	16 +0%	16 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	17 +0%	17 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +0%	9 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	48 +0%	48 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	10 +0%	10 +0%
World of Tanks	39 +0%	39 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Dota 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry 5	16 +0%	16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	15 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Fortnite	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how 8600 GTS and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compete in popular games:

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 1700% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.44	5.38
Recency	17 April 2007	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	80 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	12 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has a 1122.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GTS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600 GTS is a desktop card while Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.