ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR3
Its passive Heatpipe X3 cooler delivers completely silent operation, making this GeForce 8600GTS card stand out for noise-sensitive builds. The dual DVI-I outputs with HDCP compliance provide flexible connectivity for legacy VGA and HDTV setups. This card is best for home theater PC builders who need a fanless, zero-decibel solution for basic video playback and display output.
GPU GeForce 8600GTS
Boost Clock 675 MHz
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
13 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average ai (2nd percentile)
- Below average rt (2nd percentile)
- Below average vram (2nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (2nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce 8600GTS |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 675 |
| Boost Clock | 675 |
Power & Cooling
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express X16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Max Resolution | 3840 x 2400 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce 8600GTS | MSI SHADOW G5070-12S2C | PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O | ASRock Challenger RX9070 CL 16G | ZOTAC Twin Edge RTX 5070 OC | XFX Gaming RX-79GMERCB9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce 8600GTS | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
| Vram | - | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 675 | 2542 | 2587 | 2520 | 2542 | 2395 |
| Tdp W | - | 250 | 250 | 220 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 192 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce 8600GTS | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 21.4 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 45.3 | 83.5 |
| MSI SHADOW G5070-12S2C Compare | 62.1 | 82.5 | 65.2 | 79.6 | 90 | 56.6 | 79.8 | 94.1 | 95.5 | 41.4 |
| PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O Compare | 62.1 | 82.5 | 65.2 | 79.6 | 90 | 72.8 | 79.8 | 94.1 | 95.5 | 39.6 |
| ASRock Challenger RX9070 CL 16G Compare | 81.5 | 78.4 | 75.3 | 68.7 | 79.2 | 91.5 | 81.6 | 82.3 | 88.9 | 46.2 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge RTX 5070 OC Compare | 62.1 | 76.4 | 65.2 | 79.6 | 90 | 56.6 | 79.8 | 94.1 | 66.3 | 39.4 |
| XFX Gaming RX-79GMERCB9 Compare | 88.1 | 89 | 71.5 | 77.6 | 72.7 | 72.8 | 78 | 70.8 | 88.9 | 39.9 |
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