GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile vs 8600 GT

Place in the ranking	1310	72
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.47	27.74
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G84	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	32	5632
Core clock speed	540 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1410 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.640	248.2
Floating-point processing power	0.07616 TFLOPS	15.88 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	80
TMUs	16	176
Tensor Cores	no data	176
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	44

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.6

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

RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 46.49
+14428%

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

RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 17910
+14461%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	0−1	118
1440p	0−1	73
4K	-0−1	49

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

129

+0%

129

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 +0%	107 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 +0%	111 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	117 +0%	117 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	89 +0%	89 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	89 +0%	89 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	113 +0%	113 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	202 +0%	202 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +0%	78 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +0%	81 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	100 +0%	100 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	178 +0%	178 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 +0%	103 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	68 +0%	68 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 +0%	61 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +0%	50 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	69 +0%	69 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137 +0%	137 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75

+0%

70−75

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +0%	76 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 +0%	36 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +0%	26 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	81 +0%	81 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.32	46.49
Recency	17 April 2007	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	115 Watt

8600 GT has 144.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 14428.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.