Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce 8600M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600M GT with Radeon RX 6500 XT, including specs and performance data.

8600M GT
2007
512 MB DDR2, 20 Watt
0.29

RX 6500 XT outperforms 8600M GT by a whopping 8455% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1333218
Place by popularitynot in top-10085
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.58
Power efficiency1.0116.17
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG84Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date31 December 2007 (16 years ago)19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores321024
Core clock speed475 MHz2610 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2815 MHz
Number of transistors289 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt107 Watt
Texture fill rate7.600180.2
Floating-point processing power0.0608 TFLOPS5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1664
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeDDR2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s143.9 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

8600M GT 0.29
RX 6500 XT 24.81
+8455%

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.

8600M GT 112
RX 6500 XT 9569
+8444%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

8600M GT 1040
RX 6500 XT 76445
+7250%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−163
1440p-0−130
4K-0−117

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.16
1440pno data6.63
4Kno data11.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3500%
72
+3500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1700%
50−55
+1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2600%
54
+2600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1325%
110−120
+1325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2000%
80−85
+2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1700%
50−55
+1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1325%
110−120
+1325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2575%
107
+2575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−489%
50−55
+489%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1700%
50−55
+1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1050%
92
+1050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1975%
83
+1975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−500%
54
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+12%
25
−12%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 17
Hitman 3 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−3200%
66
+3200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
+0%
51
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+0%
43
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+0%
31
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 23
+0%
23
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 10
+0%
10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+0%
4
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
+0%
25
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10
+0%
10
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8600M GT is 12% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • 8600M GT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 6500 XT is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 24.81
Recency 31 December 2007 19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 107 Watt

8600M GT has 435% lower power consumption.

RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 8455.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600M GT is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.


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