GeForce 8600 GT vs Quadro FX 3500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3500 with GeForce 8600 GT, including specs and performance data.

FX 3500
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 80 Watt
0.60
+87.5%

3500 outperforms 8600 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12391349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.600.55
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG71G84
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 May 2006 (19 years ago)17 April 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

FX 3500 and 8600 GT have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 coresno data32
Core clock speed450 MHz540 MHz
Number of transistors278 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate9.0008.640
Floating-point processing powerno data0.07616 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs2016
L2 Cacheno data32 KB

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 1.0 x16
Length173 mm170 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB512 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s22.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.1

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FX 3500 0.60
+87.5%
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.

FX 3500 265
+89.3%
Samples: 211
8600 GT 140
Samples: 2165

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 0.60 0.32
Recency 22 May 2006 17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 47 Watt

FX 3500 has a 87.5% higher aggregate performance score.

8600 GT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 70.2% lower power consumption.

The Quadro FX 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8600 GT is a desktop one.

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