GeForce 8600M GS vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GeForce 8600M GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms 8600M GS by a whopping 10805% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 233 | 1380 |
| Place by popularity | 56 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.08 | 0.77 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GN20-P0 | G86 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) | 1 May 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 | 2048 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1238 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0288 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | MXM-II |
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 | GDDR6 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 64 | 0−1 |
| 1440p | 47 | -0−1 |
| 4K | 30 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 71
+7000%
|
1−2
−7000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 42
+500%
|
7−8
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 66
+6500%
|
1−2
−6500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 54
+5300%
|
1−2
−5300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 93 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 38
+443%
|
7−8
−443%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 52
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 68 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 110−120
+11400%
|
1−2
−11400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+4500%
|
2−3
−4500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 80 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+1171%
|
7−8
−1171%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+519%
|
24−27
−519%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 32
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 89 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30
+329%
|
7−8
−329%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+2000%
|
12−14
−2000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 41
+4000%
|
1−2
−4000%
|
| Dota 2 | 118
+1211%
|
9−10
−1211%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 64 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 110−120
+11400%
|
1−2
−11400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+4500%
|
2−3
−4500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 86 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 49 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+1171%
|
7−8
−1171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 81
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+519%
|
24−27
−519%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 83 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+543%
|
7−8
−543%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| Dota 2 | 112
+1144%
|
9−10
−1144%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 61 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+4500%
|
2−3
−4500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+1171%
|
7−8
−1171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 46
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+519%
|
24−27
−519%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+11400%
|
1−2
−11400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+16200%
|
1−2
−16200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 48 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 29 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+17400%
|
1−2
−17400%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+19900%
|
1−2
−19900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 66 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 49 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 44
+193%
|
14−16
−193%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 130−140
+6600%
|
2−3
−6600%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 62 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 17400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 3050 4GB Mobile surpassed 8600M GS in all 33 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 23.99 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 11 May 2021 | 1 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 20 Watt |
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 10804.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.
8600M GS, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GS in performance tests.
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