GeForce 8600M GT SLI vs 9800M GT SLI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 887 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | G8x (2007) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GT2 | NB8P-GS |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 23 October 2007 (17 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 | 192 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 598 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 20 Watt |
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 | large | large |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3, GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 10 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 23 October 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 20 Watt |
9800M GT SLI has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 23.1% more advanced lithography process.
8600M GT SLI, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 550% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and GeForce 8600M GT SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
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