GeForce 8600M GT vs Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics

Place in the ranking	894	1337
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.00
Architecture	no data	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	no data	G84
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 August 2013 (11 years ago)	31 December 2007 (17 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	640	32
Core clock speed	720 / 975 MHz	475 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	7.600
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.0608 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	no data	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	DDR3	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	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

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	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.

HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 2.01
+593%

8600M GT 0.29

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 5706
+449%

8600M GT 1040

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Elden Ring	3−4	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Dota 2	4−5	0−1
Elden Ring	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Fortnite	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5	0−1
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
World of Tanks	35−40 +225%	12−14 −225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Dota 2	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Valorant	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3	0−1

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is ahead in 26 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.01	0.29
Recency	1 August 2013	31 December 2007
Chip lithography	28 nm	80 nm

HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics has a 593.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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.