ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M96 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | M96 XT (216-0729051) | G84-303-A2 |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 146 mm² | 169 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Sep 16th, 2009 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M9x (Mobility HD 4600) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M8x | — |
| Successor | Manhattan | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 540 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 790 MHz 1580 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1190 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.28 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Compute units | 4 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 32 KB |
| SM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.440 GPixel/s | 4.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 21.76 GTexel/s | 8.640 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 435.2 GFLOPS | 76.16 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 47 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Board number | B80357 | P402, P403 |
| Length | — | 170 mm 6.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 8 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 159 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 183 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
