GeForce 8600M GS vs Radeon RX 480 Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1435 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.81 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | G86 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 August 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 May 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | no data |
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 | 2304 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1077 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 155.1 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.963 TFLOPS | 0.0288 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 144 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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).
| Laptop size | large | medium sized |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 August 2016 | 1 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 20 Watt |
RX 480 Mobile has an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
8600M GS, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 480 Mobile and GeForce 8600M GS. We've got no test results to judge.
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