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NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Graphics processor Released Apr 17, 2007

Video memory: 512 MB^*
Memory bus: 128 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 22.40 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 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

20.47^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

20.63^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

109.83^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

67.72^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

5.22^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

15.95^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

36.20^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

35.11^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

31.99^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

3,695^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

5,802^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2Linux / OpenGL / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

29.97^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

19.87^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2Linux / OpenGL / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

41.39^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

59.66^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Host configuration not reported.

ManhattanLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1200 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

7.24^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 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 · G2Dmark63^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark117^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark390^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark241^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Tesla
Manufacturing process: TSMC 80 nm
Process node: 80 nm
GPU cores: 32^*
GPU base clock: 540 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 540 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 700 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Video memory: Reported value 1: 512 MB^*
Reported value 2: 256 MB^*
Reported value 3: 512 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 169 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 47 W^*
Transistors: 289 million^*
Graphics processor: G84^*
Texture mapping units: 16^*
Raster output units: 8^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 4^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 47 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

G84-303-A2
Chip variant
G84-303-A2
Reference clock
540 MHz
Rated power
47 W
Power specification
TDP

Memory & storage

Memory options: 512^*
Video memory: 512 MB^*
Video memory type: Reported value 1: GDDR3^*
Reported value 2: DDR3^*
Reported value 3: GDDR3^*
Reported value 4: GDDR3^*
Reported value 5: GDDR3^*
Reported value 6: GDDR3^*
Reported value 7: GDDR3^*
Memory bus: 128 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 22.40 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 47 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 76^* GFLOPS
TDP: 45^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 8600 GT^*
Year: 2007^*
Fab: 80^*
Transistors (mln): 289^*
Die size: 169^*
Memory size: 1,024^*
Memory speed: 22.4^*

Specifications 2 · 30 fields

Architecture: Tesla G84^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 0KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Max Power: 47 Watts^*
Memory: 256^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 22.4GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 128 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 700^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR3^*
Name: GeForce 8600 GT^*
Best Resolution: 1024 x 768^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 3.3^*
PSU: 350 Watt & 24 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 4 GPixel/s^*
Process: 80nm^*
ROPs: 8^*
Release Date: 01-Apr-2007^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 4^*
TMUs: 16^*
Texture Rate: 9 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 540^* MHz
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 10.0^*
HDMI Connection: 0^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 8600 GT^*
GPU Chip: G84^*
Released: Apr 17th, 2007^*
Bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory: 512 MB, GDDR3, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 540^* MHz
Memory clock: 700^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 32 / 16 / 8^*

Specifications 4 · 11 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 76.16^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2007-04-17^*
Process Size (nm): 80^* nm
TDP (W): 47^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 169^* mm²
Transistors (million): 289^*
Freq (MHz): 540^* MHz

Specifications 5 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 289 million^*
proc die size: 169^* mm²
cores: 32^*
sm count: 4^*
memory clock: 700^*
ram: 512^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT^*
ram type: GDDR3^*
bus width: 128^*
bus interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 22.4^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.0762^*
tdp: 47^* W
suggested psu: 200^* W
slot width: Single-slot^*
api cuda: 1.1^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 0.45^*
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

32^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.0762^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

32 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

4.320 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

169 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

80 nm^*

Transistors

289 million^*

Graphics processor

G84^*

Reported video memory

512^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

22.40 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR3^*

Raster output units

8^*

Reported shading units

32^*

Card or module format

Single-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors

4^*

Suggested system PSU

200 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

47 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

8.640 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

16^*

GPU cores

32^*

Video memory

512^* MB

Video memory type

GDDR3^*

Specifications 7 · 10 fields

model

GeForce 8600 GT^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

core config

32:16:8:4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

tdp watts

47.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

launch date

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

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

code name

G84-303-A2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

fab nm

TSMC 80 nm^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

die size mm2

169.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

bus interface

PCIe 1.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

core clock mhz

540.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8600 GT^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 76^* GFLOPS
TDP: 45^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 8600 GT^*
Year: 2007^*
Fab: 80^*
Transistors (mln): 289^*
Die size: 169^*
Memory size: 1,024^*
Memory speed: 22.4^*

Specifications 9 · 54 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: G84^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,190^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Tesla^*
Render Config SM Count: 4^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 1.1^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 80^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 289 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 169^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Apr 17th, 2007^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 8 (8600)^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 9^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce 8600 GT^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 540^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 512^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR3^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 22.4^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 16^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: G84^*
Render Config ROPs: 8^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 4.320 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 8.640 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Single-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 47^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 200^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x S-Video^*
Board Design Board Number: P402, P403 SKU 6^*
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: Playable:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 159 USD^*
Board Design Length: 170 mm 6.7 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: G84-303-A2^*
Graphics Processor Density: 1.7M / mm²^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 183 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 16^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-820^*
Top ROPS: 8^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 4.0^*
Top CORES: 32^*
Render Config Shading Units: 32^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 32^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 512^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 76.16^* GFLOPS
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR3^*

Specifications 10 · 7 fields

name: GeForce 8600 GT^*
3dmark: 241^*
2dmark: 390^*
tdp: 47^*
powerperf: 5^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 11 · 9 fields

gpuName

GeForce 8600 GT^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G3Dmark

117^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G2Dmark

63^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

price

196^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

gpuValue

0.6^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

TDP

47^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

powerPerformance

2.49^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

testDate

2,012^*

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: 8^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR3^*
memType: DDR3^*
gpuChip: G84^*
gpuChip: Caicos^*
productName: GeForce 8600 GT^*
productName: GeForce 8600 GT^*
releaseYear: 2,007^*
releaseYear: 2,007^*
memSize: 0.512^*
memSize: 0.512^*
memBusWidth: 128^*
gpuClock: 625^*
gpuClock: 540^*
memClock: 700^*
memClock: 667^*
unifiedShader: 32^*
unifiedShader: 160^*
tmu: 8^*
tmu: 16^*

* Provisional data