Radeon RX 7600M vs GeForce 8600 GT

Place in the ranking	1315	444
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.47	7.85
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G84	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 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 cores	32	1792
Core clock speed	540 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2410 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.640	269.9
Floating-point processing power	0.07616 TFLOPS	17.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	16	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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	None
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	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	256.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

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	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	-

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

RX 7600M 10.25
+3103%

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

RX 7600M 3940
+3103%

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	2−3 −4000%	82 +4000%
1440p	1−2 −3400%	35 +3400%
4K	0−1	23

Cost per frame, $

1080p	79.50	no data
1440p	159.00	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	83 +0%	83 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	74 +0%	74 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	218 +0%	218 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	62 +0%	62 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Dota 2	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	62 +0%	62 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	185 +0%	185 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	111 +0%	111 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
World of Tanks	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	57 +0%	57 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	157 +0%	157 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how 8600 GT and RX 7600M compete in popular games:

RX 7600M is 4000% faster in 1080p
RX 7600M is 3400% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.32	10.25
Recency	17 April 2007	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	90 Watt

8600 GT has 91.5% lower power consumption.

RX 7600M, on the other hand, has a 3103.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600M 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 Radeon RX 7600M is a notebook one.

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