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 Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce 8600GTS | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | - | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 675 | 2482 | 2730 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | - | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 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 Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.4 | 88.5 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 21.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.1 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 58.8 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 15.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.1 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 58.8 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.1 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 54.4 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.9 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.1 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 58.8 | 94.1 | 82.6 | 17.8 |
Usage Scores
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