GeForce 8600 GTS vs Tesla K8
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla K8 with GeForce 8600 GTS, including specs and performance data.
K8 outperforms 8600 GTS by a whopping 1959% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 515 | 1307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 6.99 | 0.57 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | G84 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 September 2014 (11 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 1536 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 693 MHz | 675 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 811 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 103.8 | 10.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.491 TFLOPS | 0.0928 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 128 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 32 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 198 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| 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 | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 32 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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
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 | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 1.1 |
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 | 9.06 | 0.44 |
| Recency | 16 September 2014 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 60 Watt |
Tesla K8 has a 1959.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
8600 GTS, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Tesla K8 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GTS in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla K8 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8600 GTS is a desktop one.
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