Radeon Instinct MI6 vs GeForce 8600M GT SLI
Contents
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 | G8x (2007) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | NB8P-GS | Ellesmere |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 October 2007 (18 years ago) | 12 December 2016 (9 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 | 64 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1233 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 598 Million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 177.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.682 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 144 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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, GDDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2007 | 12 December 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 150 Watt |
8600M GT SLI has 650% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI6, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8600M GT SLI and Radeon Instinct MI6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8600M GT SLI is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Instinct MI6 is a workstation one.
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