GeForce 8600 GT vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) with GeForce 8600 GT, including specs and performance data.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) outperforms 8600 GT by a whopping 1050% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 721 | 1322 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.47 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | G84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 384 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 8.640 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.07616 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | 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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 22.4 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 data | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
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 | 28
+1300%
| 2−3
−1300%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 79.50 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
+1160%
|
5−6
−1160%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+1500%
|
2−3
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+1500%
|
2−3
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5 | 0−1 |
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and 8600 GT compete in popular games:
- Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 1300% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 80 nm |
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has a 1050% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook card while GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop one.
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