GeForce 8600 GT vs Radeon R7 M445

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M445 with GeForce 8600 GT, including specs and performance data.

R7 M445
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 15 Watt
2.45
+666%

R7 M445 outperforms 8600 GT by a whopping 666% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8381310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.720.47
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameMesoG84
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores32032
Core clock speed780 MHz540 MHz
Boost clock speed920 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15-25 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate18.408.640
Floating-point processing power0.5888 TFLOPS0.07616 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2016

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 3.0 x8PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s22.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.04.0
OpenGL4.62.1
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. 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.

R7 M445 2.45
+666%
8600 GT 0.32

  • Passmark

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.

R7 M445 943
+667%
8600 GT 123

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data159.00

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

This is how R7 M445 and 8600 GT compete in popular games:

  • R7 M445 is 1300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 0.32
Recency 15 May 2016 17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 47 Watt

R7 M445 has a 665.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 M445 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M445 is a notebook card while GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop one.


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