NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

G84GPU NameG71
TeslaArchitectureCurie
TSMCFoundryTSMC
80 nmProcess Size90 nm
289 millionTransistors278 million
169 mm²Die Size196 mm²

Graphics Card

Dec 31st, 2007Release DateApr 18th, 2006
GeForce 8M
(8000M)
FamilyGeForce Go 7
(Go 7000)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
GeForce Go 7PredecessorGeForce Go 6
MXM-IIBus InterfaceMXM-II

Memory

512 MBMemory Size512 MB
DDR2Memory TypeGDDR3
128 bitMemory Bus256 bit
12.80 GB/sBandwidth32.00 GB/s

Performance

3.800 GPixel/sPixel fillrate6.000 GPixel/s
7.600 GTexel/sTexture fillrate7.500 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

400 MHz
800 Mbps effective
Memory Clock500 MHz
1000 Mbps effective
475 MHzGPU Clock375 MHz

Render Config

16TMUs20
8ROPs16

Board Design

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

API support

11.1 (10_0)DirectX9.0c (9_3)
3.3OpenGL2.1
1.1OpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
4.0Shader Model3.0