GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition vs GTX 560

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	604	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.55	no data
Power efficiency	3.36	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GF114	G84
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2011 (14 years ago)	21 September 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	336	32
Core clock speed	810 MHz	675 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	99 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	45.36	10.80
Floating-point processing power	1.089 TFLOPS	0.0928 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	56	16
L1 Cache	448 KB	no data
L2 Cache	512 KB	32 KB

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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
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
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	32.26 GB/s

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	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	2x DVI
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.1	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 May 2011	21 September 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt

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