GeForce 9300 GS vs 8600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600 GT and GeForce 9300 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8600 GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 47 Watt
0.32
+23.1%

8600 GT outperforms 9300 GS by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13101349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.47no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG84G98
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)1 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $59.95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores328
Core clock speed540 MHz567 MHz
Number of transistors289 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.6404.536
Floating-point processing power0.07616 TFLOPS0.0224 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs168

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length170 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Standard memory config per GPU256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz333 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s5.328 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.11.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8600 GT 0.32
+23.1%
9300 GS 0.26

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8600 GT 123
+20.6%
9300 GS 102

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 0.26
Recency 17 April 2007 1 June 2008
Chip lithography 80 nm 65 nm

8600 GT has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score.

9300 GS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 23.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 8600 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300 GS in performance tests.


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