GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition vs ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | M66 | G84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2006 (20 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 | 17 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 475 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 157 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.900 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0928 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 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 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2006 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 80 nm |
ATI Mobility X1700 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
8600 GT Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 13% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X1700 and GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon X1700 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition is a desktop one.
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