GeForce 8600 GT vs Quadro K4100M

Place in the ranking	547	1309
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.51	no data
Power efficiency	4.90	0.47
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GK104	G84
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K4100M and 8600 GT have a nearly equal value for money.

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	1152	32
Core clock speed	706 MHz	540 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	47 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.78	8.640
Floating-point processing power	1.627 TFLOPS	0.07616 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	96	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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	4 GB	512 MB
Standard memory config per GPU	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	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 outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

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.

K4100M 7.15
+2134%

8600 GT 0.32

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.

K4100M 2755
+2140%

8600 GT 123

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	48 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
4K	13	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	31.23	79.50
4K	115.31	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Battlefield 5	21−24	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	16−18	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Hitman 3	14−16	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Metro Exodus	20−22	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Battlefield 5	21−24	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	16−18	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Hitman 3	14−16	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Metro Exodus	20−22	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	67 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	16−18	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Hitman 3	14−16	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Hitman 3	10−12	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	0−1
Metro Exodus	8−9	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +2150%	2−3 −2150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

0−1

This is how K4100M and 8600 GT compete in popular games:

K4100M is 2300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.15	0.32
Recency	23 July 2013	17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	47 Watt

K4100M has a 2134.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

8600 GT, on the other hand, has 112.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K4100M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4100M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop one.

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