Quadro T1000 vs GeForce 8600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600 GT with Quadro T1000, including specs and performance data.

8600 GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 47 Watt
0.32

T1000 outperforms 8600 GT by a whopping 5144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1310324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.4723.01
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG84TU117
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

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 cores32no data
Core clock speed540 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors289 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate8.640no data
Floating-point processing power0.07616 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data

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 3.0 x16
Length170 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Standard memory config per GPU256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed700 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/sno data

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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

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
Quadro T1000 16.78
+5144%

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
Quadro T1000 6467
+5158%

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 16.78
Recency 17 April 2007 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 80 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 50 Watt

8600 GT has 6.4% lower power consumption.

Quadro T1000, on the other hand, has a 5143.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T1000 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 Quadro T1000 is a workstation one.


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

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