Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) vs GeForce 8600M GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8600M GT and Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R3 (Mullins/Beema) outperforms 8600M GT by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1337 | 1141 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.00 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 1.1 (2014) |
| GPU code name | G84 | Beema/Mullins |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 December 2007 (17 years ago) | 29 April 2014 (10 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 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 686 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 7.600 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0608 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | no data |
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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (FL 12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
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.
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.
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 | 5−6
−200%
| 15
+200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| World of Tanks | 12−14
−75%
|
21−24
+75%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| World of Tanks | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how 8600M GT and R3 (Mullins/Beema) compete in popular games:
- R3 (Mullins/Beema) is 200% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the R3 (Mullins/Beema) is 150% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- R3 (Mullins/Beema) is ahead in 23 tests (70%)
- there's a draw in 10 tests (30%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 0.84 |
| Recency | 31 December 2007 | 29 April 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 28 nm |
R3 (Mullins/Beema) has a 189.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) 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.
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