GeForce 8600M GT SLI vs GTX 460M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 816 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.47 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | G8x (2007) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | NB8P-GS |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 23 October 2007 (18 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 | 675 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 598 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5184 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 24 | no data |
| TMUs | 32 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 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 | large | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3, GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 60.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API with Feature Level 12.1 | 10 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 September 2010 | 23 October 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 20 Watt |
GTX 460M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
8600M GT SLI, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce 8600M GT SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
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