Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Sandy Bridge GT2 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Generation 6.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 32 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 149 mm² | 169 mm² |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Feb 1st, 2011 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | HD Graphics-M (Sandy Bridge) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | Ring Bus | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 350 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1000 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 540 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1190 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| Execution units | 12 | — |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 4.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 4.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | 38.08 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 47 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P403 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 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 |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 183 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
