GeForce 6800 GT vs 8600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600 GT and GeForce 6800 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8600 GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 47 Watt
0.32

6800 GT outperforms 8600 GT by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13091275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.470.38
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG84NV45
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)8 June 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores32no data
Core clock speed540 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors289 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt67 Watt
Texture fill rate8.6405.600
Floating-point processing power0.07616 TFLOPSno data
ROPs816
TMUs1616

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length170 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Standard memory config per GPU256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s32 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8600 GT 0.32
6800 GT 0.37
+15.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8600 GT 123
6800 GT 142
+15.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 0.37
Recency 17 April 2007 8 June 2004
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 80 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 67 Watt

8600 GT has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 42.6% lower power consumption.

6800 GT, on the other hand, has a 15.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce 6800 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.


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