Radeon 680M vs GeForce 8600M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600M GT and Radeon 680M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8600M GT
2007
512 MB DDR2, 20 Watt
0.29

680M outperforms 8600M GT by a whopping 2883% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1345506
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.9811.90
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG84Rembrandt+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date31 December 2007 (17 years ago)3 January 2023 (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 cores32768
Core clock speed475 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistors289 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate7.600105.6
Floating-point processing power0.0608 TFLOPS3.379 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed400 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.1-

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.

8600M GT 0.29
Radeon 680M 8.65
+2883%

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
Radeon 680M 3334
+2877%

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
Radeon 680M 34600
+3227%

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 HD1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
1440p0−117
4K-0−111

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−4600%
47
+4600%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−300%
28
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3700%
38
+3700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−229%
23
+229%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−314%
27−30
+314%
Valorant 24−27
−215%
80−85
+215%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−200%
21
+200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−877%
120−130
+877%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%
Dota 2 9−10
−689%
71
+689%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−314%
27−30
+314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−900%
40
+900%
Valorant 24−27
−215%
80−85
+215%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%
Dota 2 9−10
−578%
61
+578%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−314%
27−30
+314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−500%
24
+500%
Valorant 24−27
−462%
146
+462%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 16−18

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 7−8
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−26.7%
18−20
+26.7%
Valorant 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 38
+0%
38
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+0%
36
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 26
+0%
26
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+0%
17
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+0%
4
+0%
Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how 8600M GT and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 680M is 3600% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Atomic Heart, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 680M is 4600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 680M is ahead in 33 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 8.65
Recency 31 December 2007 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 80 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 50 Watt

8600M GT has 150% lower power consumption.

Radeon 680M, on the other hand, has a 2882.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 680M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.

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