Intel HD Graphics vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Bay Trail GT1 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 22 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 289 million |
| Die size | unknown | 169 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G84-303-A2 |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Sep 2nd, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | HD Graphics-T (Bay Trail) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | Ring Bus | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 311 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 646 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 540 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1190 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 4 | 16 |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| Execution units | 4 | — |
| SM count | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 646.0 MPixel/s | 4.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 2.584 GTexel/s | 8.640 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 41.34 GFLOPS | 76.16 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 10.34 GFLOPS (1:4) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 4 W | 47 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 170 mm 6.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P402, P403 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 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 |
