GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition vs Radeon R7 260
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 597 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.28 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.60 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | G84 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 17 December 2013 (12 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 768 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.00 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.536 TFLOPS | 0.0928 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 170 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
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 | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1625 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 104 GB/s | 24 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 December 2013 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 47 Watt |
R7 260 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 186% more advanced lithography process.
8600 GT Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 145% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 260 and GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
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