GeForce 8600 GTS vs GTX 470M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking621not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.87no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF104G84
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores28832
Core clock speed535 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate25.6810.80
Floating-point processing power0.6163 TFLOPS0.0928 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs4816

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data198 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB256 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s32 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

GTX 470M 1953
+1136%
8600 GTS 158

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 September 2010 17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 60 Watt

GTX 470M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

8600 GTS, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 470M and GeForce 8600 GTS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M is a notebook card while GeForce 8600 GTS is a desktop one.


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