NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | G80 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G84-303-A2 | G80-100-K0-A2 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 681 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 484 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | Feb 12th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | GeForce 8 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 159 USD | 269 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 183 in our database | 403 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 9 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 540 MHz | 513 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1190 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 792 MHz 1584 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 320 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 320 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 63.36 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 24 |
| ROPs | 8 | 20 |
| SM count | 4 | 12 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 80 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.320 GPixel/s | 10.26 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.640 GTexel/s | 24.62 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 76.16 GFLOPS | 228.1 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 47 W | 143 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P402, P403 | P356 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 (1.0) |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
