NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS is a graphics card, built on the Tesla architecture using a 80 nm process. It has 32 shading units, 512 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus, 32.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 675 MHz and a 75 W board power rating. It scores 185 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 37 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS scores 185 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 24% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,217), measured across 654 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 24.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS averages DirectX 9 6 fps and DirectX 10 2 fps, across 654 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS states the PCIe 1.0 x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 675 MHz, DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2012-08-22. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS is based on the Tesla architecture, uses the G84-400-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 GTS has 32 shading units, 16 texture mapping units and 8 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 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 GTS. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS runs at a base clock of 675 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS is equipped with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 32.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS has a board power rating of 75 W and it connects over PCIe 1.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS launched at a price of $199.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS (Omega 2.169.21) and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS have?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS has 512 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 32.0 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS has a board power rating of 75 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS scores 185 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 24% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,217.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS use?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS connects over PCIe 1.0 x16.
What was the launch price of the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS?
The NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS launched at a price of $199.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
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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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