GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition vs MX150

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking643not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency40.96no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGP108G84
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 May 2017 (8 years ago)21 September 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 cores38432
Core clock speed937 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate24.9110.80
Floating-point processing power0.7972 TFLOPS0.0928 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs2416
L1 Cache144 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KB32 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1008 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s32.26 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.11.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 May 2017 21 September 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 75 Watt

GeForce MX150 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX150 and GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX150 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition is a desktop one.

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