GeForce 8600M GT vs Iris Plus Graphics 640

Place in the ranking	703	1336
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	17.64	0.99
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	G84
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	31 December 2007 (16 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	384	32
Core clock speed	300 MHz	475 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm++	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.80	7.600
Floating-point processing power	0.8448 TFLOPS	0.0608 TFLOPS
ROPs	6	8
TMUs	48	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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	Ring Bus	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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	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

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	-	1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Plus Graphics 640 3.86
+1231%

8600M GT 0.29

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Iris Plus Graphics 640 1489
+1229%

8600M GT 112

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

22
+2100%

1−2

−2100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +50%	27−30 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +50%	27−30 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −125%	9−10 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +50%	27−30 −50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics 640 and 8600M GT compete in popular games:

Iris Plus Graphics 640 is 2100% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 640 is 350% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8600M GT is 125% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Plus Graphics 640 is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
8600M GT is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.86	0.29
Recency	3 January 2017	31 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics 640 has a 1231% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Iris Plus Graphics 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.