GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs 8600M GT

Place in the ranking	1335	295
Place by popularity	not in top-100	20
Power efficiency	0.99	28.46
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G84	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	31 December 2007 (16 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 18.67
+6338%

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	34
4K	-0−1	25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−2350%

49
+2350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2000%	42 +2000%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1000%	44 +1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1038%	90−95 +1038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1425%	60−65 +1425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −214%	85−90 +214%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −975%	43 +975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1038%	90−95 +1038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1450%	62 +1450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −214%	85−90 +214%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1150%	25 +1150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −875%	39 +875%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1038%	90−95 +1038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1275%	55 +1275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −267%	33 +267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +55.6%	18 −55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	10−12
Hitman 3	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1450%

30−35
+1450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−700%

16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7 +0%	7 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 +0%	47 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8600M GT is 56% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 2350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

8600M GT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.29	18.67
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 6337.9% 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.