GeForce 8600M GT SLI vs Quadro FX 360M
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | G8x (2007−2008) |
| GPU code name | NB8M-GLM | NB8P-GS |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 May 2007 (16 years old) | 23 October 2007 (16 years old) |
| Current price | $69 | $545 |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 598 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 25.6 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 360M and GeForce 8600M GT SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | no data |
Memory
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, GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 outputs | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 10 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | no data |
| CUDA | 1.1 | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 9 May 2007 | 23 October 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 20 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 360M and GeForce 8600M GT SLI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 360M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 8600M GT SLI is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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