NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | GP106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G84-303-A2 | GP106-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 4,400 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 200 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | Aug 18th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | GeForce 10 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 159 USD | 199 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 183 in our database | 117 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 900 |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 20 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 540 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1190 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1708 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 1152 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 72 |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| SM count | 4 | 9 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 1536 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 48 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.320 GPixel/s | 81.98 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.640 GTexel/s | 123.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 76.16 GFLOPS | 3.935 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 61.49 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 123.0 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 250 mm 9.8 inches |
| TDP | 47 W | 120 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P402, P403 | PG410 SKU 20 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
