GeForce 8600 GT vs Quadro M1200

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking496not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.45no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM107G84
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

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 cores64032
Core clock speed1093 MHz540 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate43.728.640
Floating-point processing power1.399 TFLOPS0.07616 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4016

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-A (3.0)PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 amount4 GB512 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s22.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+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.

DirectX1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.01.1

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.

Quadro M1200 3238
+2533%
8600 GT 123

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 January 2017 17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 47 Watt

Quadro M1200 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 4.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro M1200 and GeForce 8600 GT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro M1200 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop one.


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