GMA 3150 vs GeForce 8600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600 GT with GMA 3150, including specs and performance data.

8600 GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 47 Watt
0.32
+3100%

8600 GT outperforms GMA 3150 by a whopping 3100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13091536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.470.05
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)
GPU code nameG84Pineview
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3216
Core clock speed540 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors289 million123 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt13 Watt
Texture fill rate8.6400.8
Floating-point processing power0.07616 TFLOPS0.0128 TFLOPS
ROPs81
TMUs162

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCI
Length170 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Standard memory config per GPU256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed700 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0c
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL2.12.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8600 GT 0.32
+3100%
GMA 3150 0.01

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8600 GT 123
+6050%
GMA 3150 2

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 0.01
Chip lithography 80 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 13 Watt

8600 GT has a 3100% higher aggregate performance score.

GMA 3150, on the other hand, has a 77.8% more advanced lithography process, and 261.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 8600 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GMA 3150 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop card while GMA 3150 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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