Quadro P520 vs GeForce 8600M GT

Place in the ranking	1337	612
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.99	20.70
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	G84	GP108
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	31 December 2007 (16 years ago)	23 May 2019 (5 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	384
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1303 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1493 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.600	35.83
Floating-point processing power	0.0608 TFLOPS	1.147 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	16	24

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 x16
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	48.06 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

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	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.1	6.1

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 GT 0.29

Quadro P520 5.43
+1772%

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 GT 112

Quadro P520 2092
+1768%

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

Quadro P520 15720
+1412%

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	1−2 −2000%	21 +2000%
4K	1−2 −2200%	23 +2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−350%

9−10
+350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Hitman 3	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −71.4%	45−50 +71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Hitman 3	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −71.4%	45−50 +71.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Hitman 3	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −71.4%	45−50 +71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Hitman 3	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−400%

10−11
+400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−200%

6−7
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

This is how 8600M GT and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:

Quadro P520 is 2000% faster in 1080p
Quadro P520 is 2200% faster in 4K

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 Quadro P520 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro P520 is ahead in 29 tests (44%)
there's a draw in 37 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.29	5.43
Recency	31 December 2007	23 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	18 Watt

Quadro P520 has a 1772.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600M GT is a notebook graphics card while Quadro P520 is a mobile workstation one.

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