GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs 8600M GT

Place in the ranking	1337	298
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Power efficiency	1.00	28.64
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G84	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	31 December 2007 (17 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 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	32	2048
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1185 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.600	94.53
Floating-point processing power	0.0608 TFLOPS	6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	64
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	large
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 3.0 x8

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.6

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 GT 0.29

RTX 2050 Mobile 18.72
+6355%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

8600M GT 1040

RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+4402%

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	42
1440p	0−1	33
4K	-0−1	25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −350%	36 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2350%	49 +2350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −275%	30 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21 +950%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1420%	76 +1420%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1000%	40−45 +1000%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −238%	27 +238%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −650%	15 +650%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1067%	70 +1067%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1160%	63 +1160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2033%	120−130 +2033%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1000%	40−45 +1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1060%	55−60 +1060%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1758%	220−230 +1758%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −313%	30−35 +313%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −550%	13 +550%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −967%	60−65 +967%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1020%	56 +1020%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2033%	120−130 +2033%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8250%

160−170
+8250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Valorant	4−5 −1100%	45−50 +1100%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −113%	30−35 +113%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −113%	30−35 +113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −5500%	55−60 +5500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −113%	30−35 +113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Dota 2	14−16 −127%	34 +127%
Valorant	0−1	21−24

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	87 +0%	87 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Dota 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Elden Ring	59 +0%	59 +0%
Fortnite	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	69 +0%	69 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	43 +0%	43 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Dota 2	110 +0%	110 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 +0%	37 +0%
Elden Ring	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
World of Tanks	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +0%	47 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 8250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 31 test (51%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.29	18.72
Recency	31 December 2007	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	45 Watt

8600M GT has 125% lower power consumption.

RTX 2050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6355.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.

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