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
Price $175
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 | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD 2.0 | PowerColor Reaper RX9060XT 16G-A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce 8600GTS | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | - | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 675 | 2290 | 2535 | 2475 | 1800 | 3230 |
| Tdp W | - | 268 | 145 | 300 | 320 | 140 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 320 | 128 |
| 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 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 88.1 | 89 | 71.5 | 77.6 | 72.7 | 72.8 | 66.1 | 86.2 | 0 | 54.6 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.8 | 59.2 | 48.2 | 52.2 | 90 | 91.5 | 94.7 | 94.1 | 72.1 | 61.7 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.1 | 86.9 | 70.1 | 71.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 49.3 | 70.8 | 66.2 | 54.3 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD 2.0 Compare | 53.5 | 74.2 | 56.3 | 66.7 | 79.2 | 91.5 | 34.5 | 66 | 69.6 | 49.7 |
| PowerColor Reaper RX9060XT 16G-A Compare | 75.6 | 50.5 | 68.2 | 47.6 | 90 | 56.6 | 92.3 | 82.3 | 95.5 | 61.4 |
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