GeForce 8600 GT vs GTX 660 Ti

Place in the ranking	418	1311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.20	no data
Power efficiency	5.27	0.47
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GK104	G84
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2012 (12 years ago)	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 660 Ti and 8600 GT have a nearly equal value for money.

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	1344	32
Core clock speed	915 MHz	540 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	47 Watt
Texture fill rate	109.8	8.640
Floating-point processing power	2.634 TFLOPS	0.07616 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	8
TMUs	112	16

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	241 mm	170 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Standard memory config per GPU	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	22.4 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.3	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
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.

GTX 660 Ti 11.49
+3491%

8600 GT 0.32

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.

GTX 660 Ti 4419
+3493%

8600 GT 123

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

76
+3700%

2−3

−3700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.93
+1921%

79.50

−1921%

GTX 660 Ti has 1921% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	0−1
Elden Ring	30−35	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
Metro Exodus	30−35	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	0−1
Valorant	40−45 +4300%	1−2 −4300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	0−1
Dota 2	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Elden Ring	30−35	0−1
Far Cry 5	45−50 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Fortnite	65−70 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Metro Exodus	30−35	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 +4250%	2−3 −4250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	0−1
Valorant	40−45 +4300%	1−2 −4300%
World of Tanks	192 +3740%	5−6 −3740%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	0−1
Dota 2	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 +4250%	2−3 −4250%
Valorant	40−45 +4300%	1−2 −4300%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16	0−1
Elden Ring	16−18	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +5900%	1−2 −5900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	0−1
World of Tanks	80−85 +4000%	2−3 −4000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	0−1
Far Cry 5	24−27	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	0−1
Metro Exodus	21−24	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1
Valorant	27−30	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7	0−1
Dota 2	21−24	0−1
Elden Ring	7−8	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24	0−1
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	6−7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	21−24	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16	0−1
Fortnite	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1

This is how GTX 660 Ti and 8600 GT compete in popular games:

GTX 660 Ti is 3700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.49	0.32
Recency	16 August 2012	17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	47 Watt

GTX 660 Ti has a 3490.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

8600 GT, on the other hand, has 219.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.

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