GeForce 256 DDR vs 8600M GS
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1439 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.81 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | G86 | NV10 A3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2007 (18 years ago) | 23 December 1999 (25 years ago) |
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 | 16 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 120 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 17 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 220 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 3.600 | 0.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0288 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR2 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 4.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | No outputs | 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2007 | 23 December 1999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 220 nm |
8600M GS has an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8600M GS and GeForce 256 DDR. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8600M GS is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 256 DDR is a desktop one.
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