NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition is a graphics card released on April 17, 2007, built on the Tesla architecture using a 80 nm process. It has 32 shading units, 128 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus, 24.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 600 MHz and a 47 W board power rating.
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Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against Wikipedia and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition is based on the Tesla architecture, uses the G84-303-A2 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 80 nm process, contains 289 million transistors and has a die size of 169 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition has 32 shading units, 16 texture mapping units and 8 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition runs at a base clock of 600 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition is equipped with 128 MB of GDDR3 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 24.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition has a board power rating of 47 W.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition was released on April 17, 2007 and launched at a price of $159.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition have?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition has 128 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 24.0 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition has a board power rating of 47 W.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition was released on April 17, 2007 and launched at a price of $159.
Corrections to this record
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- Architecture: Tesla (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip G84 -> Tesla. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).
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