GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition vs HD Graphics 400
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1146 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.35 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Braswell GT1 | G84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (11 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 | 96 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 0.0928 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 12 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3L | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 47 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471% more advanced lithography process, and 683% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 400 and GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics 400 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition is a desktop one.
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