NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9200M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | C79 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G84-400-A2 | C79MX |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | — |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 199 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 183 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1450 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | System Shared |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| SM count | 4 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | — |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.400 GPixel/s | 1.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 10.80 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 92.80 GFLOPS | 38.40 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 198 mm 7.8 inches | — |
| TDP | 60 W | 12 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | P401 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Oct 15th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M IGP (9000M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M IGP |
