NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT Mac Edition

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT Mac Edition. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

G84GPU NameG84
NB9P-GEModel numberNB8P-GS
TeslaArchitectureTesla
TSMCFoundryTSMC
80 nmProcess Size80 nm
289 millionTransistors289 million
169 mm²Die Size169 mm²

Graphics Card

Dec 31st, 2007Release DateOct 5th, 2007
GeForce 8M
(8000M)
FamilyGeForce 8M
(8000M)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
GeForce Go 7PredecessorGeForce Go 7
MXM-IIBus InterfaceMXM-II

Memory

512 MBMemory Size512 MB
DDR2Memory TypeGDDR3
128 bitMemory Bus128 bit
12.80 GB/sBandwidth20.32 GB/s

Performance

3.800 GPixel/sPixel fillrate3.760 GPixel/s
7.600 GTexel/sTexture fillrate7.520 GTexel/s
60.80 GFLOPSFP32 (float) performance60.16 GFLOPS

Clock Speeds

400 MHz
800 Mbps effective
Memory Clock635 MHz
1270 Mbps effective
475 MHzGPU Clock470 MHz

Render Config

32Shading Units32
16TMUs16
8ROPs8
32 KBL2 Cache32 KB
4SM Count4

Board Design

MXM ModuleSlot WidthMXM Module
20 WThermal design power (TDP)20 W
No outputsDisplay ConnectorsNo outputs

API support

11.1 (10_0)DirectX11.1 (10_0)
3.3OpenGL3.3
1.1OpenCL1.1
N/AVulkanN/A
4.0Shader Model4.0
1.1CUDA1.1