RTX A1000 Mobile vs GeForce 8600M GS

Place in the ranking	1398	219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.63	28.75
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G86	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 May 2007 (17 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores	16	2048
Core clock speed	450 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1140 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	72.96
Floating-point processing power	0.0288 TFLOPS	4.669 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	8	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x8

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 type	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	176.0 GB/s
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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.6

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.

8600M GS 0.18

RTX A1000 Mobile 24.74
+13644%

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.

8600M GS 70

RTX A1000 Mobile 9545
+13536%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	0−1	70
1440p	-0−1	28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−2950%

61
+2950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1600%	50−55 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2400%	50 +2400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1825%	75−80 +1825%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −254%	95−100 +254%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1600%	50−55 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1750%	37 +1750%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2075%	87 +2075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −254%	95−100 +254%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1600%	50−55 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1350%	29 +1350%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1800%	76 +1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −378%	43 +378%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +7.7%	26 −7.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	14−16
Hitman 3	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1800%

35−40
+1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−900%

20−22
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 +0%	50 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +0%	33 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	25 +0%	25 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +0%	22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8600M GS is 8% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX A1000 Mobile is 2950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

8600M GS is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX A1000 Mobile is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	24.74
Recency	1 May 2007	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	60 Watt

8600M GS has 200% lower power consumption.

RTX A1000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 13644.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600M GS is a notebook graphics card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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