Radeon RX Vega 3 vs GeForce 8600M GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600M GS and Radeon RX Vega 3, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8600M GS
2007
512 MB DDR2, 20 Watt
0.18

RX Vega 3 outperforms 8600M GS by a whopping 1556% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1401779
Place by popularitynot in top-10084
Power efficiency0.6213.62
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameG86Picasso
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2007 (17 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 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 cores16192
Core clock speed450 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1001 MHz
Number of transistors210 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate3.60012.01
Floating-point processing power0.0288 TFLOPS0.3844 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs812

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed400 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth12.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

8600M GS 0.18
RX Vega 3 2.98
+1556%

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
RX Vega 3 1149
+1541%

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 HD0−112

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−133%
7
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−200%
6
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−39.3%
35−40
+39.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Hitman 3 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−175%
11
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−88.9%
17
+88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−39.3%
35−40
+39.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Hitman 3 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−125%
9
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+125%
4
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−39.3%
35−40
+39.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
+0%
6
+0%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
+0%
6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8600M GS is 125% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 3 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • 8600M GS is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RX Vega 3 is ahead in 28 tests (47%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.18 2.98
Recency 1 May 2007 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 80 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega 3 has a 1555.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 3 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GS in performance tests.


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