NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G86 | G86 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G86-770-A2 | G86-740-A2 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 127 mm² | 127 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 1st, 2007 | May 9th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8M (8000M) | NVS Mobile |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce Go 7 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9M | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 400 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 900 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 9.600 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 1 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.800 GPixel/s | 1.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 3.600 GTexel/s | 3.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 28.80 GFLOPS | 25.60 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 20 W | 10 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
