GeForce 8600 GT vs Quadro P5000 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P5000 Mobile with GeForce 8600 GT, including specs and performance data.
P5000 Mobile outperforms 8600 GT by a whopping 8273% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 234 | 1353 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 21.20 | 0.54 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | G84 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,885 | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
P5000 Mobile and 8600 GT have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 202.5 | 8.640 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.48 TFLOPS | 0.07616 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 128 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 512 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 22.4 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, 1x S-Video |
| Display Port | 1.4 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 1.1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.63 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 47 Watt |
P5000 Mobile has a 8272.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
8600 GT, on the other hand, has 112.8% lower power consumption.
The Quadro P5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop one.
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