GeForce 8600 GS vs Radeon RX Vega 11

Place in the ranking	615	1375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.78	0.35
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Raven	G84
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2018 (6 years ago)	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)

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	704	16
Core clock speed	300 MHz	540 MHz
Boost clock speed	1251 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,940 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	47 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.04	4.320
Floating-point processing power	1.761 TFLOPS	0.03808 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	44	8

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	IGP	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	System Shared	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no 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 Connectors

Motherboard Dependent

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	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.

RX Vega 11 5.12
+2227%

8600 GS 0.22

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.

RX Vega 11 2109
+2218%

8600 GS 91

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	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
1440p	5	-0−1
4K	12	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	20	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	10−12	0−1
Metro Exodus	18	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18	0−1
Valorant	16−18	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Dota 2	27 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Far Cry 5	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Fortnite	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Forza Horizon 4	17	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	10−12	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	17	0−1
Metro Exodus	11	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	54 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20	0−1
Valorant	16−18	0−1
World of Tanks	85−90 +2833%	3−4 −2833%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Dota 2	42 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Forza Horizon 4	15	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	10−12	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
Valorant	16−18	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
World of Tanks	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	8−9	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Valorant	14−16	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	15	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	17	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
Fortnite	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	3−4	0−1
Valorant	5−6	0−1

This is how RX Vega 11 and 8600 GS compete in popular games:

RX Vega 11 is 2700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.12	0.22
Recency	10 May 2018	17 April 2007
Chip lithography	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	47 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 2227.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 34.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GS in performance tests.

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