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NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS

Graphics Processor
G84
Cores
16
TMUs
8
ROPs
8
Memory Size
512 MB
Memory Type
DDR2
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce 8600 GS was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on April 17th, 2007. Built on the 80 nm process, and based on the G84 graphics processor, the card supports DirectX 11.1. Even though it supports DirectX 11, the feature level is only 10_0, which can be problematic with many DirectX 11 & DirectX 12 titles. The G84 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 169 mm² and 289 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition, which uses the same GPU but has all 32 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce 8600 GS to reach the product's target shader count. It features 16 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 8 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 512 MB DDR2 memory with the GeForce 8600 GS, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 540 MHz, memory is running at 400 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 47 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video. GeForce 8600 GS is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
G84
Architecture
Tesla
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
80 nm
Transistors
289 million
Density
1.7M / mm²
Die Size
169 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-820

Graphics Card

Release Date
Apr 17th, 2007
Generation
GeForce 8
(8600)
Predecessor
GeForce 7 PCIe
Successor
GeForce 9
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews
183 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
60%
GeForce 9400 GT
77%
Radeon HD 4550
95%
GeForce 8600 GS
100%
Radeon HD 5450
122%
Radeon HD 6450
143%
GeForce GT 520
151%
GeForce GT 220
187%
GeForce GT 430
244%
Radeon HD 5570
247%
Radeon HD 4670
268%
GeForce GT 440
283%
GeForce GT 240
289%
GeForce 9600 GT
332%
Radeon HD 5670
353%
GeForce GT 640
378%
GeForce 9800 GT
391%
Radeon HD 6670
407%
Radeon HD 4830
420%
Radeon HD 4770
448%
Radeon HD 4850
472%
GeForce GTS 250
483%
GeForce GTS 450
497%
Radeon HD 5750
515%
Radeon HD 7750
588%
Radeon HD 5770
592%
GeForce GTX 260
603%
Radeon HD 4870
610%
Radeon Vega 8
611%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
618%
GeForce GTX 650
623%
Radeon HD 5830
659%
Radeon HD 6790
693%
Radeon HD 4890
705%
GeForce GTX 460
731%
Radeon RX Vega 11
736%
GeForce GT 1030
744%
GeForce GTX 275
751%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
753%
GeForce GTX 280
754%
GeForce GTX 465
769%
Radeon HD 6850
806%
GeForce GTX 285
822%
Radeon HD 5850
881%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
898%
Radeon HD 7790
898%
Radeon RX 550
936%
GeForce GTX 470
938%
Radeon HD 6870
972%
Radeon HD 5870
1037%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
1070%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
1075%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
1095%
Radeon HD 6950
1100%
GeForce GTX 295
1139%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
1152%
Radeon HD 7850
1160%
GeForce GTX 480
1181%
Radeon HD 6970
1236%
Radeon R7 265
1260%
Radeon RX 460
1280%
Radeon R7 370
1280%
GeForce GTX 660
1285%
GeForce GTX 570
1289%
Radeon RX 560
1310%
GeForce GTX 950
1391%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
1403%
Radeon R9 270X
1437%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
1455%
GeForce GTX 580
1462%
GeForce GTX 1050
1473%
Radeon HD 7950
1477%
GeForce GTX 1630
1504%
Radeon HD 5970
1506%
GeForce GTX 760
1548%
GeForce GTX 670
1666%
GeForce GTX 960
1710%
Radeon R9 380
1753%
Radeon R9 285
1764%
Radeon HD 7970
1781%
GeForce GTX 680
1800%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
1841%
GeForce GTX 770
1890%
Radeon HD 6990
1933%
Radeon R9 280X
1980%
GeForce GTX 590
2008%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
2009%
GeForce GTX 780
2226%
Arc A380
2229%
Radeon RX 6400
2259%
GeForce GTX 1650
2305%
Radeon RX 470
2449%
Radeon R9 290
2483%
Radeon RX 570
2617%
Radeon R9 390
2649%
Radeon R9 290X
2663%
GeForce GTX 970
2699%
GeForce GTX TITAN
2735%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
2771%
Radeon R9 390X
2811%
Radeon HD 7990
2823%
Radeon RX 480
2837%
GeForce GTX 690
2861%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
2938%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
2978%
Radeon RX 580
3014%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
3038%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
3064%
GeForce GTX 980
3077%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
3104%
Radeon R9 FURY
3117%
Radeon RX 590
3256%
Radeon R9 295X2
3428%
GeForce GTX 1660
3447%
Radeon R9 FURY X
3487%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
3546%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
3639%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
3748%
GeForce GTX 1070
3957%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
3957%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
4021%
Radeon RX Vega 56
4213%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
4468%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
4535%
Radeon RX Vega 64
4596%
GeForce GTX 1080
4659%
GeForce RTX 2060
4659%
Radeon RX 5700
4851%
Arc A580
4862%
Radeon RX 6600
5064%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
5234%
GeForce RTX 2070
5302%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
5306%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
5411%
Arc A750
5587%
Radeon VII
5617%
TITAN X Pascal
5763%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
5822%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
5936%
Arc A770
5995%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
6000%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
6312%
Radeon RX 7600
6381%
GeForce RTX 4060
6411%
GeForce RTX 2080
6454%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
6585%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
6766%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
6931%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
7175%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
7616%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
7699%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
7757%
GeForce RTX 3070
8117%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
8686%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
8777%
Radeon RX 6800
8948%
GeForce RTX 4070
9915%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
10163%
GeForce RTX 3080
10550%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
10655%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
10951%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
11501%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
11721%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
11817%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
11832%
GeForce RTX 3090
12040%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12343%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
13484%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
13848%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
13967%
GeForce RTX 4080
15680%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
15915%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
16066%
GeForce RTX 4090
19699%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
540 MHz
Shader Clock
1190 MHz
Memory Clock
400 MHz
800 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
512 MB
Memory Type
DDR2
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
12.80 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
16
TMUs
8
ROPs
8
SM Count
2
L2 Cache
32 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
4.320 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
4.320 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
38.08 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
TDP
47 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
None
Board Number
P403 SKU 1,
P403 SKU 3,
P403 SKU 4

Graphics Features

DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.1
Shader Model
4.0

G84 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP2
VDPAU: Feature Set A

Latest Drivers:
Windows 2000:
Quadro Release 261.19

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 185.81 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 340.52
Quadro Release R319 U2 (321.01)
Tesla Release 258.96

Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 307.83 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 342.01
Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01)
Tesla Release 258.96

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10:
GeForce Release 342.01
Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01)
Tesla Release 258.96
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