UHD Graphics 770 vs GeForce 8600M GS

Place in the ranking	1399	579
Place by popularity	not in top-100	35
Power efficiency	0.63	28.54
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	G86	Raptor Lake GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2007 (17 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 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	256
Core clock speed	450 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	26.40
Floating-point processing power	0.0288 TFLOPS	0.8448 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	8
TMUs	8	16

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	Ring Bus
Width	no data	IGP

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	12.8 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

No outputs

Motherboard Dependent

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	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8600M GS 0.18

UHD Graphics 770 6.15
+3317%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8600M GS 70

UHD Graphics 770 1016
+1351%

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	0−1	18
4K	-0−1	14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−500%

12
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −363%	35−40 +363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −363%	35−40 +363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −350%	18 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −122%	20−22 +122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −50%	12 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −300%	16 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	3−4
Hitman 3	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−450%

10−12
+450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−200%

6−7
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 +0%	13 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics 770 is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics 770 is ahead in 28 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 40 tests (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	6.15
Recency	1 May 2007	27 September 2022
Chip lithography	80 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 770 has a 3316.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600M GS is a notebook card while UHD Graphics 770 is a desktop one.

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