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NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Graphics processor Released Apr 17, 2007

Video memory: 256 MB^*
Memory bus: 128 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 12.80 GB/s^*

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

8.07^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

8.27^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

18.46^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

57.91^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

16.37^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

18.41^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

16.77^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

2,302^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

2,474^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2OS X / OpenGL / 1280 x 1024 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

12.45^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2Windows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

8.54^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2OS X / OpenGL / 1280 x 1024 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

18.46^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2Windows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

59.58^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexLinux / OpenGL / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

21.88^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenGL / 1280 x 1024 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

19.70^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

17.90^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark39^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark115^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark356^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark136^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Tesla
Manufacturing process: TSMC 80 nm
Process node: 80 nm
GPU cores: 16^*
GPU base clock: 459 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 459 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 400 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Video memory: 256 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 127 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 30 W^*
Transistors: 210 million^*
Graphics processor: G86^*
Texture mapping units: 8^*
Raster output units: 4^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 2^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 30 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 200 W^*
External power connectors: None^*
DirectX / feature level: 11.1 (10_0)^*
OpenGL: 3.3^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 1.1^*
Shader model: 4.0^*
GPU L2 cache: 32 KB^*

GPU configurations

G86-300-A2
Chip variant
G86-300-A2
Reference clock
459 MHz
Rated power
30 W
Power specification
TDP

Memory & storage

Memory options: 256^*
Video memory: 256 MB^*
Video memory type: Reported value 1: GDDR3^*
Reported value 2: GDDR3^*
Reported value 3: GDDR3^*
Reported value 4: GDDR3^*
Reported value 5: GDDR3^*
Reported value 6: DDR2^*
Reported value 7: GDDR3^*
Memory bus: 128 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 12.80 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 30 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 28.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 45^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 8500 GT^*
Year: 2007^*
Fab: 80^*
Transistors (mln): 210^*
Die size: 127^*
Memory size: 1,024^*
Memory speed: 12.8^*

Specifications 2 · 30 fields

Architecture: Tesla G86^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 0KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Max Power: 30 Watts^*
Memory: 256^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 12.8GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 128 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 400^* MHz
Memory Type: DDR2^*
Name: GeForce 8500 GT^*
Best Resolution: 1024 x 768^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 3.3^*
PSU: 350 Watt & 22 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 2 GPixel/s^*
Process: 80nm^*
ROPs: 4^*
Release Date: 01-Apr-2007^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 4^*
TMUs: 8^*
Texture Rate: 4 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 1^*
Core Speed: 450^* MHz
DVI Connection: 1^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 10.0^*
HDMI Connection: 0^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 8500 GT^*
GPU Chip: G86^*
Released: Apr 17th, 2007^*
Bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory: 256 MB, GDDR3, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 459^* MHz
Memory clock: 400^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 16 / 8 / 4^*

Specifications 4 · 11 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 29.38^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2007-04-17^*
Process Size (nm): 80^* nm
TDP (W): 30^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 127^* mm²
Transistors (million): 210^*
Freq (MHz): 459^* MHz

Specifications 5 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 210 million^*
proc die size: 127^* mm²
cores: 16^*
sm count: 2^*
memory clock: 400^*
ram: 256^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT^*
ram type: GDDR3^*
bus width: 128^*
bus interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 12.8^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.0294^*
tdp: 30^* W
suggested psu: 200^* W
slot width: Single-slot^*
api cuda: 1.1^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 0.22^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Tesla^*
card release date: 2007-04-17^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 80^* nm

Specifications 6 · 34 fields

CUDA compute capability

1.1^*

DirectX / feature level

11.1 (10_0)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

3.3^*

Shader model

4.0^*

Architecture

Tesla^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 1.0 x16^*

Memory bus

128^* bit

Reported shader processors

16^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.0294^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

32 KB^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

1.836 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

127 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

80 nm^*

Transistors

210 million^*

Graphics processor

G86^*

Reported video memory

256^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

12.80 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR3^*

Raster output units

4^*

Reported shading units

16^*

Card or module format

Single-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors

2^*

Suggested system PSU

200 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

30 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

3.672 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

8^*

GPU cores

16^*

Video memory

256^* MB

Video memory type

GDDR3^*

Specifications 7 · 10 fields

model

GeForce 8500 GT^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

core config

16:8:4:2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

tdp watts

30.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

launch date

2007-04-17 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

code name

G86-300-A2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

fab nm

TSMC 80 nm^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

die size mm2

127.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

bus interface

PCIe 1.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

core clock mhz

459.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8500 GT^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 28.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 45^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 8500 GT^*
Year: 2007^*
Fab: 80^*
Transistors (mln): 210^*
Die size: 127^*
Memory size: 1,024^*
Memory speed: 12.8^*

Specifications 9 · 54 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: G86^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 918^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Tesla^*
Render Config SM Count: 2^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 1.1^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 80^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 210 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 127^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Apr 17th, 2007^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 8 (8500)^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 9^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce 8500 GT^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 459^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 256^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR3^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 12.8^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 8^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: G86^*
Render Config ROPs: 4^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 1.836 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 3.672 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Single-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 30^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 200^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x VGA 1x S-Video^*
Board Design Board Number: P403^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.1 (10_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 3.3^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
source file: nvidia2007.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce 7 PCIe^*
Recommended Resolutions: Low FPS:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 129 USD^*
Board Design Length: 229 mm 9 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: G86-300-A2^*
Graphics Processor Density: 1.7M / mm²^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 33 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 8^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-820^*
Top ROPS: 4^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 4.0^*
Top CORES: 16^*
Render Config Shading Units: 16^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 32^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 256^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 29.38^* GFLOPS
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR3^*

Specifications 10 · 7 fields

name: GeForce 8500 GT^*
3dmark: 136^*
2dmark: 356^*
tdp: 45^*
powerperf: 3^*
test: Apr 2009^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 11 · 7 fields

gpuName

GeForce 8500 GT^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

115^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

39^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

45^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

2.57^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,009^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 27 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 4^*
rop: 4^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR3^*
memType: GDDR3^*
gpuChip: Caicos^*
gpuChip: G86^*
productName: GeForce 8500 GT^*
productName: GeForce 8500 GT^*
releaseYear: 2,007^*
releaseYear: 2,007^*
memSize: 0.256^*
memSize: 0.256^*
memBusWidth: 128^*
gpuClock: 459^*
gpuClock: 625^*
memClock: 400^*
memClock: 533^*
unifiedShader: 160^*
unifiedShader: 16^*
tmu: 8^*
tmu: 8^*

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