GeForce 8600M GT vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 5100 with GeForce 8600M GT, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 5100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
14.08
+4929%

Pro WX 5100 outperforms 8600M GT by a whopping 4929% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3721345
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.57no data
Power efficiency13.180.98
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameEllesmereG84
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 November 2016 (8 years ago)31 December 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores179232
Core clock speed713 MHz475 MHz
Boost clock speed1086 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate121.67.600
Floating-point processing power3.892 TFLOPS0.0608 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs11216

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-II
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s12.8 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

Pro WX 5100 14.08
+4929%
8600M GT 0.28

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.

Pro WX 5100 5539
+4846%
8600M GT 112

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

Atomic Heart 2−3
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2−3
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Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
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2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 33 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.08 0.28
Recency 18 November 2016 31 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 20 Watt

Pro WX 5100 has a 4928.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

8600M GT, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a workstation card while GeForce 8600M GT is a notebook one.

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