GeForce 8600 GS vs 9800M GTS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTS with GeForce 8600 GS, including specs and performance data.
9800M GTS outperforms 8600 GS by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1136 | 1382 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | 0.34 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G94 | G84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
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 cores | 64 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 4.320 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.192 TFLOPS | 0.03808 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 240 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
+340%
|
5−6
−340%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.80 | 0.20 |
| Recency | 29 July 2008 | 17 April 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 47 Watt |
9800M GTS has a 300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 23.1% more advanced lithography process.
8600 GS, on the other hand, has 59.6% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 9800M GTS is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GS in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTS is a notebook card while GeForce 8600 GS is a desktop one.
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