NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT vs NVIDIA NVS 300
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | GT218 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G84-303-A2 | GT218-670-B1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 260 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 57 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | Jan 8th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 159 USD | 109 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 183 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 540 MHz | 520 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1190 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 790 MHz 1580 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 12.64 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| SM count | 4 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.320 GPixel/s | 2.080 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.640 GTexel/s | 4.160 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 76.16 GFLOPS | 39.36 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 47 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P402, P403 | P1035 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
