GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2  vs  NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT.

not rated
Place in performance rating
not rated
no data
Value for money (0-100)
0.71
Tesla 2.0
Architecture
Tesla
no data
Code name
G84
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Type
Desktop
23 July 2008 (13 years ago)
Release date
17 April 2007 (14 years ago)
$449
Launch price (MSRP)
$159
$400 (0.9x MSRP)
Price now
$113 (0.7x MSRP)
GT200B
GPU code name
G84
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2  vs  NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Pipelines
32
576 MHz
Core clock speed
540 MHz
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Transistor count
289 million
55 nm
Manufacturing process technology
80 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
47 Watt
36.86
Texture fill rate
8.6 billion/sec
476.9 gflops
Floating-point performance
76.16 gflops
192
Pipelines / CUDA cores
32
1,400 million
Number of transistors
289 million
182 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
47 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
267 mm
Length
170 mm
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
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SLI options
+

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT.

GDDR3
Memory type
GDDR3
896 MB
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
448 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1998 MHz
Memory clock speed
700 MHz
111.9 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
22.4 GB/s
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Standard memory config per GPU
256 MB

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT.

2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

1.3
CUDA
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

11.1 (10_0)
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
3.3
OpenGL
2.1
N/A
Vulkan
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4.0
Shader Model
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1.1
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2

Finer manufacturing process technology (55 nm vs 80 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (896 MB vs 512 MB)

More memory bandwidth (111.9 GB/s vs 22.4 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

1.54% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($113 (0.7x MSRP) vs $400 (0.9x MSRP))

So, GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT .

GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 versus NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

3.0 Out of 2 Hitesti Score
3.0 Out of 66 Hitesti Score