GeForce 8600M GT SLI vs HD Graphics 4600
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 984 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 65 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.53 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 7.5 (2013) | G8x (2007) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT2 | NB8P-GS |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 May 2013 (12 years ago) | 23 October 2007 (18 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 | 160 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 598 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.352 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 2 | no data |
| TMUs | 20 | no data |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | Ring Bus | no data |
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 | System Shared | GDDR3, GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 700 MHz |
| 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 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 May 2013 | 23 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 20 Watt |
HD Graphics 4600 has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 263.6% more advanced lithography process.
8600M GT SLI, on the other hand, has 125% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4600 and GeForce 8600M GT SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
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