GeForce 8600 GT vs Radeon HD 6850M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6850M with GeForce 8600 GT, including specs and performance data.
HD 6850M outperforms 8600 GT by a whopping 532% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 892 | 1321 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.81 | 0.47 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Granville | G84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 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 | 800 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.00 | 8.640 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.08 TFLOPS | 0.07616 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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:
| 900p | 20
+567%
| 3−4
−567%
|
| Full HD | 24
+700%
| 3−4
−700%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 53.00 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| World of Tanks | 35−40
+550%
|
6−7
−550%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6850M and 8600 GT compete in popular games:
- HD 6850M is 567% faster in 900p
- HD 6850M is 700% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.96 | 0.31 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 47 Watt |
HD 6850M has a 532.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
8600 GT, on the other hand, has 6.4% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6850M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6850M is a notebook card while GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop one.
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