GeForce 8600 GT vs Radeon HD 6350

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6350 and GeForce 8600 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6350
2011
512 MB GDDR3, 19 Watt
0.32

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13501348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.360.55
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameParkG84
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2011 (14 years ago)17 April 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$23 $159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores8032
Core clock speed650 MHz540 MHz
Number of transistors292 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate5.2008.640
Floating-point processing power0.104 TFLOPS0.07616 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs816
L1 Cache16 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KB32 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length168 mm170 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s22.4 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-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.

HD 6350 0.32
8600 GT 0.32

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.

HD 6350 140
Samples: 23
8600 GT 140
Samples: 2165

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


Recency 7 February 2011 17 April 2007
Chip lithography 40 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 47 Watt

HD 6350 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 147.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 6350 and GeForce 8600 GT.

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