GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition vs MX450
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 508 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 27.07 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 | G84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 August 2020 (5 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $159 |
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 | 896 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1395 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1575 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP) | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 0.0928 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 64 | 16 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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, GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10000 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64.03 GB/s | 24 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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2020 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 47 Watt |
GeForce MX450 has an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 566.7% more advanced lithography process, and 88% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce MX450 and GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce MX450 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition is a desktop one.
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