GeForce 8600 GT vs GTX 760

Place in the ranking	397	1308
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.49	no data
Power efficiency	5.09	0.47
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GK104	G84
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2013 (11 years ago)	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 760 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	1152	32
Core clock speed	980 MHz	540 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	47 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	99.07	8.640
Floating-point processing power	2.378 TFLOPS	0.07616 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	96	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
Minimum recommended system power	500 Watt	no data
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	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 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.

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

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 760 12.42
+3781%

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 760 4792
+3796%

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

69
+6800%

1−2

−6800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.61

159.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	0−1
Battlefield 5	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Far Cry 5	27−30	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +4000%	2−3 −4000%
Hitman 3	21−24	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +7000%	1−2 −7000%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	0−1
Battlefield 5	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Far Cry 5	27−30	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +4000%	2−3 −4000%
Hitman 3	21−24	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +7000%	1−2 −7000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Far Cry 5	27−30	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +4000%	2−3 −4000%
Hitman 3	21−24	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +7000%	1−2 −7000%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +6000%	1−2 −6000%
Hitman 3	14−16	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	0−1
Metro Exodus	20−22	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +3800%	2−3 −3800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
Metro Exodus	10−12	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	16−18	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

0−1

This is how GTX 760 and 8600 GT compete in popular games:

GTX 760 is 6800% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.42	0.32
Recency	25 June 2013	17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	47 Watt

GTX 760 has a 3781.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

8600 GT, on the other hand, has 261.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 760 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.