GeForce 8600M GS vs Radeon RX Vega 10

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 10 and GeForce 8600M GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 10
2019
10 Watt
4.23
+2250%

RX Vega 10 outperforms 8600M GS by a whopping 2250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6801398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency29.510.63
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameRavenG86
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 January 2019 (5 years ago)1 May 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 cores64016
Core clock speed300 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed1301 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate52.043.600
Floating-point processing power1.665 TFLOPS0.0288 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs408

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
InterfaceIGPMXM-II
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 typeSystem SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)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. 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.

RX Vega 10 4.23
+2250%
8600M GS 0.18

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.

RX Vega 10 1632
+2231%
8600M GS 70

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 HD170−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12
+500%
2−3
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12 0−1
Battlefield 5 17 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 18 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 45
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Hitman 3 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%
Metro Exodus 21 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 19 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+400%
4−5
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+125%
27−30
−125%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8 0−1
Battlefield 5 8 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 9 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%
Metro Exodus 18 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 17 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 41
+46.4%
27−30
−46.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+57.1%
27−30
−57.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 10 is 650% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8600M GS is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
  • 8600M GS is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.23 0.18
Recency 8 January 2019 1 May 2007
Chip lithography 14 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 20 Watt

RX Vega 10 has a 2250% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 10 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GS in performance tests.


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