NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
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 NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT  vs  NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT.

1086
Place in performance rating
not rated
1.81
Value for money (0-100)
0.71
Tesla
Architecture
Tesla
G96
Code name
G84
Desktop
Type
Desktop
29 July 2008 (13 years ago)
Release date
17 April 2007 (14 years ago)
$85.99
Launch price (MSRP)
$159
$141 (1.6x MSRP)
Price now
$113 (0.7x MSRP)
G96
GPU code name
G84
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT  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.

32
Pipelines
32
550 MHz
Core clock speed
540 MHz
314 million
Transistor count
289 million
65 nm
Manufacturing process technology
80 nm
50 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
47 Watt
8.8 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
8.6 billion/sec
89.6 gflops
Floating-point performance
76.16 gflops
105 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
32
CUDA cores
no data
32
Pipelines / CUDA cores
32
314 million
Number of transistors
289 million
50 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
47 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 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
6.875" (17.5 cm)
Length
170 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
None
+
SLI options
+
4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
no data

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 NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT.

GDDR3
Memory type
GDDR3
256/512 MB
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory clock speed
700 MHz
25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)
Memory bandwidth
22.4 GB/s
no data
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 NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT.

Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
+
Multi monitor support
no data
2048x1536
Maximum VGA resolution
no data
S/PDIF
Audio input for HDMI
no data
+
HDMI
no data

Technologies

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

+
CUDA
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 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)
2.1
OpenGL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 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 NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
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 NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

0.09% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (65 nm vs 80 nm)

More memory bandwidth (25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2) vs 22.4 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Cheaper ($113 (0.7x MSRP) vs $141 (1.6x MSRP))

Less power consumption (47 Watt vs 50 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (512 MB vs 256/512 MB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT .

NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT versus NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

3.7 Out of 76 Hitesti Score
3.0 Out of 66 Hitesti Score